Medvedev Battles Into Marseille QFs

#NextGenATP star Daniil Medvedev reached his third ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season on Thursday as he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3) at the Open 13 Marseille.

The 21-year-old Russian also battled through his first-round match against eighth seed Benoit Paire in a third-set tie-break and now has an 8-4 mark on the season. He edged Struff in one hour and 43 minutes, saving a break point in the ninth game of the deciding set before going on to claim the tie-break.

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Medvedev has made a strong start in his bid to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. After reaching his first ATP World Tour final at the Aircel Chennai Open (l. to Bautista Agut), as well as a last eight showing at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier (l. to Tsonga), he is currently second in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, with Alexander Zverev at No. 1.

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For a place in the semi-finals, Medvedev will face fourth seed Lucas Pouille, who celebrates his 23^rd birthday today.

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