Adelaide International: Daniil Medvedev Beats Compatriot, Advances to Semi-final
News 18Daniil Medvedev is into the semifinals of the Adelaide International and a possible matchup with top-seeded Novak Djokovic. The runner-up last year to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open, Medvedev defeated fellow Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. “I’m happy that I managed to really raise my level, especially in the end of both sets, and really happy to be through to the semis.” Medvedev is the 2021 U.S. Open champion, but has lost twice in the finals in Australia — and in 2021 it was against Djokovic. “For sure I played well last year and I’m playing well right now,” Medvedev said, “To be honest, that’s all that matters. “And that’s what I’m going to try to do again in a few weeks in Melbourne.” In other quarterfinals on Friday, American Sebastian Korda defeated sixth-seeded Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-1, and Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan beat Alexei Popyrin of Australia.