Match Report
Medvedev good points revenge in Almaty, retains alive Turin hopes
Michelsen, Mochizuki attain final eight
October 16, 2025
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Daniil Medvedev holds a 35-21 document on the season in keeping with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. (file picture)
By Sam Jacot
Daniil Medvedev gained revenge in opposition to Adam Walton on Thursday on the Almaty Open, the place he overcame the Australian 7-5, 7-6(0) to achieve the quarter-finals on the ATP 250.
Medvedev misplaced to the Australian in Cincinnati in August however ensured historical past wouldn’t repeat itself in Kazakhstan. The second seed trailed 1-4 within the second set and fended off 4 break factors within the sixth sport of the second set to keep away from trailing 1-5.
After holding, Medvedev went on the cost. He upped his depth within the baseline exchanges and struck 12 winners within the second set to advance after one hour and 45 minutes. Medvedev reached the semi-finals in Shanghai and Beijing and has gained eight of his previous 10 matches. He’ll subsequent play Fabian Marozsan.
“It was a really powerful match. The sport at 1-4, I believe I saved 4 or 5 break factors. It was essential as a result of then I managed to interrupt again and get again into my rhythm, so I’m happy to have defeated a tricky opponent,” mentioned Medvedev, who’s stage at 1-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence with Walton.
The 29-year-old, chasing his first title since 2023, is up one spot to 14th within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin and will nonetheless qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the seventh consecutive 12 months. He trails eighth-placed Lorenzo Musetti by 1025 factors. The Italian is within the closing qualification spot.
Earlier, Shintaro Mochizuki and Alex Michelsen set a quarter-final assembly in Almaty. Japanese star Mochizuki defeated fourth-seeded Italian Luciano Darderi 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the final eight at a tour-level occasion for the primary time this season.
The 22-year-old, who reached the semis in Tokyo in 2023, is up 10 spots to No. 92 within the PIF ATP Stay Rankings and is ready to crack the High 100 for the primary time on Monday. Mochizuki dominated the baseline exchanges in opposition to Darderi on the indoor hard-court occasion to advance after simply 65 minutes.
Michelsen arrived in Almaty on a five-match shedding run however has appeared good in Kazakhstan. The American downed Beibit Zhukayev within the first spherical and backed that up with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph in opposition to Aleksandar Vukic.
