Daniil Medvedev prolonged his successful streak to seven matches Thursday when he clawed previous Christopher O’Connell 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to achieve the semi-finals on the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.
With his one-hour, 55-minute victory, Medvedev has improved to 2-0 in his ATP Head2Headvert sequence towards O’Connell. The 27-year-old will proceed the hunt for his seventeenth tour-level title when he performs second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime or seventh seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina within the final 4.
“At 5-5 in the third, you have a last chance to break him and then serve for the match. I managed to play quite a good game,” Medvedev mentioned. “He missed a few shots that he didn’t miss before. It was an important moment in the match and that made me win today.”
The third seed was zoned in through the first set, putting with consistency to outlast the Australian within the baseline exchanges to maneuver forward. Medvedev suffered a dip within the second set, although, as O’Connell began to shut the web successfully to push his opponent into errors and power a decider. However, Medvedev remained calm and elevated his degree deep within the third set, gaining the essential break within the eleventh sport earlier than holding serve to advance.
“Everything depends on small moments,” Medvedev mentioned. “Sometimes confidence, sometimes pure luck. I have lost close matches in my life and won some. I am trying to use my experience to make it better. I am happy it worked today.”
Medvedev arrived on the ATP 250 occasion in red-hot kind, having captured the crown in Rotterdam. His victory within the Netherlands moved him again contained in the Top 10 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. The World No. 8, who’s 12-2 on the season, is making his debut in Doha. He defeated Liam Broady in straight units in his opening match.
O’Connell was aiming to achieve his second tour-level semi-final, having superior to that stage in San Diego final season.
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