Astana Open LIVE: Daniil Medvedev was at his absolute best as he sailed past Spaniard Roberto Butista Agut by clinching a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the quarterfinal of the Astana Open on Friday. With the victory, Medvedev has avenged his defeat Medvedev is looking to avenge his defeat to Agut at the Mallorca Open few months back. The former World No.1 will next face Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster semifinal on Saturday. – Follow Astana Open 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Astana Open LIVE: Daniil Medvedev sails past Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to advance to Astana Open quarterfinals – Check Highlights
The semi-final line-up is complete.
Daniil Medvedev will face Novak Djokovic for a place in the #AstanaOpen singles final after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-1. pic.twitter.com/FXgNZs5Wqm
— Astana Open • Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (@ktf_kz) October 7, 2022
Medvedev looked in complete control throughout the match and it can be termed as the Russian’s best performance in the season so far. Right from the start he looked like a man on a mission. Medvedev started the contest by breaking Agut’s first service game straightaway and took 2-0 lead in the contest. He then fought hard in the next game and after a long battle in deuce, he managed to break Agut for the second time in a row to take the score 3-0. Agut managed to hold on to his first serve at 1-4 but it was the only game he could hold as Medvedev broke him soon to win the set 6-1.
The second set too became a one-way traffic as Medvedev asserted his dominance on the Spaniard to take a 4-0 lead. Agut managed to break Medvedev for the first time in the contest to win his first game of the second set but Medvedev made up for that slip by winning the next two games to clinch the contest.
“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 said 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.”
Medvedev sounded very excited as he is set to meet Djkovic for a spot in the final. “I am really happy to play against Novak,” Medvedev said. “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,” he concluded.
Astana Open LIVE: Daniil Medvedev sails past Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to advance to Astana Open quarterfinals – Check Highlights
