ATP roundup: Medvedev cruises in
St. Petersburg
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 [September 20, 2019]
Daniil Medvedev, back in action
for the first time since losing in the U.S. Open final, cruised to a
7-5, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Evgeny Donskoy in the second round
of the St. Petersburg (Russia) Open on Thursday.
The tournament's top seed, the fourth-ranked Medvedev had a
first-round bye. Against Donskoy, a wild-card entrant ranked 118th,
Medvedev prevailed despite putting just 58 percent of his first
serves in play.
The second seed, Russia's Karen Khachanov, didn't survive his first
match, falling 7-6 (2), 6-4 to Portugal's Joao Sousa.
Third-seeded Matteo Berrettini of Italy, fourth-seeded Borna Coric
of Croatia, fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia and eighth-seeded
Casper Ruud of Norway all won second-round matches. Coric rallied
from being down a set and a break, and he led 6-7 (5), 7-5, 3-0 when
Hungary's Marton Fucsovics retired.
Medvedev and Rublev will square off Friday in an all-Russian
quarter-final.
Moselle Open
Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta needed just 71 minutes to rout
top-seeded David Goffin of Belgium 6-3, 6-2 in the second round at
Metz, France.
Carreno Busta faced only one break point while converting four of
his nine break opportunities.
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Daniil Medvedev of Russia hits a backhand against Rafael Nadal of
Spain (not pictured) in the menŐs singles final on day fourteen of
the 2019 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National
Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
In the quarter-finals, Carreno Busta will square off with Slovenia's
Aljaz Bedene, a 7-6 (9), 6-2 winner over seventh-seeded Gilles Simon
of France.
Frenchmen Lucas Pouille, the fourth seed, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
advanced, as did second-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia.
--Field Level Media
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