Astana Open: Daniil Medvedev units up blockbuster semi-final conflict in opposition to Novak Djokovic

Russia star Daniil Medvedev will tackle Serbian legend Novak Djokovic within the semi-final of the Astana Open on October 8. Medvedev defeated Roberto Bautista 6-1, 6-1 in simply 64 minutes to setup the conflict in opposition to Djokovic.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 7, 2022 23:36 IST

Daniil Medvedev will play Novak Djokovic in semi-final.

By India Today Web Desk: Former world primary Daniil Medvedev has setup a semi-final conflict in opposition to 20-time main singles champion Novak Djokovic after defeating Spain’s Roberto Bautista within the Astana Open.

Medvedev crushed Bautista 6-1, 6-1 in simply 64 minutes on Friday. The Russian star Medvedev was in full management, placing his flat groundstrokes and forcing the Spaniard to make errors.

“I am happy to play the right game, to be really solid and to do everything I can to make his life difficult and I am really happy to beat him,” Medvedev mentioned in his on-court interview.

“I tried to mix it up as it is not easy to play against Roberto. I tried to mix it up and surprise him a little bit and it worked very well.”

Bautista entered the match with a 4-1 head-to-head lead in opposition to Medvedev. However, the Spaniard didn’t hit by way of the previous world primary. Medvedev, who’s seeking to win his second tour-level title, trails Djokovic 4-6 of their ATP head-to-head report.

Djokovic gained his seventh consecutive match as he downed Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3. The Serbian star superior to his sixth semi-final of the season. If Djokovic goes all the way in which and clinch his second consecutive title then he’ll qualify for the ATP Final.

“I am really happy to play against Novak,” Medvedev mentioned. “I thought about it before the match and we have only played one tournament together this year, which was Roland Garros. This is the second one and we meet again and I am really happy.”

The victory over Bautista has strengthened Medvedev’s possibilities of qualifying for the ATP Finals, which is scheduled to be held between November 13-20 in Turin. The Russian is at the moment fifth within the ATP Live Race To Turin.