Russian Daniil Medvedev will meet Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
In the quarterfinals, Medvedev defeated Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6:2, 6:3. Nadal beat the American Tommy Paul in his match – 6:0, 7:6 (7:5).
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On February 24, it was reported that Medvedev would become the first racket of the world. The Russian, playing at the tournament in Mexican Acapulco, beat the Spaniard Pablo Andujar with a score of 6:1, 6:2 and made it to the quarterfinals. Also on February 24, the current leader of the rating, Novak Djokovic, lost at the ATP-500 category tournament in Dubai and lost 410 points. Thus, Medvedev scored 8525 points and overtook Djokovic, who now has 8465 points. The updated rating will be available on February 28.
Medvedev lost to Nadal in the Australian Open final on 30 January. The decisive match of the tournament in Melbourne lasted more than five hours. The meeting ended with a score of 2:6, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:4, 7:5 in favor of Nadal. As a result of the tournament, the Russian earned more than $1.1 million.
Medvedev won the Grand Slam once in his career. It happened at the US Open last year.
Source: Lenta
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