Former finalist Daniil Medvedev completed the 200th match win of his career in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the US Open. The second-seeded Russian swept past 2013 semi-finalist Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 in just under two hours, but admitted he struggled physically in the third set.
“There was a lot of matches to watch today, and a lot of humidity,” said Medvedev, in an on-court interview. “The score appears that it was relatively easy, but it wasn’t. In the third set, I was not that great physically, so it was better that I was two sets up and I didn’t end up playing a five-set match.”
Since the conclusion of Wimbledon, the 25-year-old has compiled a 12-2 match record, including a fourth ATP Masters 1000 trophy at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers (d. Opelka).
Second seed Medvedev put pressure on Gasquet from the Frenchman’s first service game, but only secured the first break in the 10th game. The 35-year-old Gasquet didn’t give up, and had Medvedev at 15/40 when the Russian served for the second set at 5-3. The third set was one-way traffic, with Medvedev completing his milestone victory shortly before 1am local time with his 37th winner, a forehand down the line.
Medvedev, who struck 15 aces and won 36 of 41 first-service points, memorably rallied from two sets down versus Rafael Nadal before falling in five sets in the 2019 US Open final. Last year, he did not drop a set en route to the semi-finals (l. to Thiem).
He will next play Germany’s Dominik Koepfer, who was a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victor over French qualifier Quentin Halys. Following his victory over Gasquet, Medvedev spoke about his 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(2) win over Koepfer in the 2019 US Open fourth round, “I remember it was a very tough match and all the stadium was for him. He played an unbelievable first set-and-a-half.”
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