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Medvedev upsets Zverev in Beijing to achieve milestone, ‘however I at all times need extra’
Former World No. 1 to face Tien in semi-finals
September 29, 2025
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Daniil Medvedev improves to 14-7 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence with Alexander Zverev.
By ATP Workers
May this be the match at which Daniil Medvedev returns to kind?
The previous No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings earned a powerful 6-3, 6-3 victory Monday night towards World No. 3 Alexander Zverev to achieve the semi-finals of the China Open.
The 29-year-old is into the sixtieth tour-level semi-final of his profession and his first since June in Halle. He’ll tackle #NextGenATP American Learner Tien, who upset him at this yr’s Australian Open, for a spot within the last.
“It is nice, however I at all times need extra,” Medvedev mentioned of the milestone he reached. “At first of your profession, numbers are essential. Whenever you obtain so much, it is extra about simply doing all your finest, and I have never been doing my finest since a while, so I am completely happy to be again in semis enjoying nice, beating nice opponents.”
In keeping with Infosys ATP Stats, Medvedev saved all 4 break factors he confronted and received 86 per cent of his first-serve factors to keep away from dealing with an excessive amount of strain towards the second-seeded Zverev.
“I performed nice, I used to be controlling the sport fairly nicely. I felt like I had all the possibilities,” Medvedev mentioned. “He had solely, I believe, one recreation on my serve the place he put a whole lot of strain on me and fortunately I made a terrific recreation to reserve it. And apart from that, I believe I put a whole lot of strain on him, performed nice and I am completely happy to win.”
Coming into the match, Medvedev was simply 1-2 towards High-10 opponents this season, along with his lone victory coming towards Zverev in Halle. He now has received 5 consecutive matches towards Zverev and leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence 14-7.
This was Medvedev’s first High-5 triumph on laborious courts since beating Andrey Rublev on the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals. The No. 18 participant within the PIF ATP Dwell Rankings had been 0-10 since.
“I undoubtedly performed as I needed to at this time, not lacking a lot, aggressive after I must, defensive after I must, operating nice,” Medvedev mentioned. “So undoubtedly enhancing and looking out ahead to attempt to enhance much more.”
