ATP Finals: Daniil Medvedev Ease Past Compatriots Alexander Zverev to reach Semi-finals 

Daniil Medvedev maintained his recent winning streak against Alexander Zverev in a match between former ATP Finals champions to become the first man to secure a spot in the final four of this year’s ATP Finals in Turin.

The 27-year-old, ranked third, defeated his fellow German opponent on Wednesday night, 7-6(7), 6-4. It was his fifth victory over Zverev in six ATP Head-to-Head meetings this season, and he now stands at 11-7 overall against the player.

“It was a very tough match mentally,” said Medvedev in his on-court interview. “I started very well, I was playing well. He was kind of not there yet, but at one moment he stepped up his game and at this moment, for whatever reason, I started playing a little bit worse for a short period of time.

“I’m happy that I managed to regroup and play better at the end of the first set. The end of both sets was very tight… In the tie-break he had set point on his serve. I’m happy because this year I might have lost some matches like this. I’m happy to be able to win.”

Medvedev will next face Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-2 earlier on Wednesday to move to 1-1 in group play while Zverev will play Andrey Rublev for his place in the semi-finals.

“I saw his match today against Andrey and he played much better than in the first match,” Medvedev said of the Spaniard. “He was missing less, doing amazing winners from far out like he can. I hope that I feel good tomorrow and I’m ready to fight. This tournament is tricky, because I’m into the semis, but you want to keep the rhythm.”

The victory saw Medvedev advance to a 3-2 record against Zverev, as the two players got closer to breaking the record of seven meetings between two pairs at the ATP finals which Pete Sampras and Boris Becker hold.