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ATP Masters Miami: Medvedev after beating Brooksby in the quarterfinals

Daniiel Medvedev is in the quarterfinals of the 1000 tournament in Miami after beating Jenson Brooksby 7:5 and 6:1.

by Dennis Heineman
last edit: Mar 29, 2022, 09:38 pm

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Faced Jenson Brooksby in the round of 16: Daniil Medvedev
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Faced Jenson Brooksby in the round of 16: Daniil Medvedev

In the beginning it didn't look good for the current number two in the world. The start clearly belonged to the 21-year-old American, who quickly took a 3-1 lead in the first set. And in the back of one's mind, he had previously eliminated Nikoloz Basilashvili and Roberto Bautista-Agut from the tournament. So he had a chance to continue the good run in Miami and maybe by winning the first set he would have believed in it a little more. But Medvedev got into the game better and better - and after a 3:5 he was even able to avoid the tie-break: 7:5.

So the psychological advantage was on the side of the Australian Open finalist. And he took full advantage of this. While Brooksby could not build on his initial performance, Medvedev found more and more on track. There wasn't much left for the surprise man from Indian Wells. The match was over after an hour and 18 minutes – Daniiel Medvedev is in the quarter-finals in Miami.

One more win to number 1

Medvedev will meet either Lloyd Harris or Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals. Should Medvedev advance to the semi-finals, he would regain world number one - he had to give it back to Novak Djokovic in the meantime.

Here is the Miami draw

by Dennis Heineman

Tuesday
Mar 29, 2022, 09:40 pm
last edit: Mar 29, 2022, 09:38 pm