Daniil Medvedev held his rank at the opening of the quarter -finals of the Halle ATP tournament thanks to two -round success on Alex Michelsen. The Russian will challenge for a place in the Alexander Zverev final, which has difficulty had the last word against Flavio Cobolli.
Daniil Medvedev intends to play a second final in Halle. After getting out of Quentin Halys on the occasion of the round of 16, the seeded number 3 of the tournament disputed on the German lawn took the measure of Alex Michelsen to open the path of the last square. Very quickly, the Russian took the ascendant in the exchange but it was not able to make it a make up for the display board after having lacked two start -up balls. While the debates then balanced, the American fell at the time of engaging to stay in the first round.
Strolling on this opportunity, Daniil Medvedev put his opponent under pressure to make him crack. The first set ball was the right one for the 11th world player. If the start of the second round saw the two players neutralize, the situation has changed too quickly for Alex Michelsen. Indeed, at the end of the fourth game, the 33rd world gave way to the third break ball, letting the Russian stand out. After missing four match balls on opposing engagement, Daniil Medvedev had to get there three times on his to seal the fate of the game (6-4, 6-3 in 1h26 ‘).
Zverev at the rendezvous
A semi-final that will see the 11th world player challenging Alexander Zverev in front of his audience. Finalist in Halle in 2016 and 2017, the German validated his ticket for the semi-finals after a duel against Flavio Cobolli. From the outset, the world number 3 marked its territory by taking the service of the Transalpin to go to the race in mind. However, the 24th in the ATP ranking had resources to try to reply without being sharp. Six times, Flavio Cobolli missed the opportunity to erase this delay conceded prematurely.
Failures that he did not arise. Indeed, Alexander Zverev then unrolled to pocket this first round in the second set ball on his service.
The second saw the two players be very solid at the service. The German, seeded number 2 of the tournament, was the only one to offer an opportunity to take the service of the Transalpine in the fifth game. What he did not manage to succeed. The games paraded and it was a tiebreak that made it possible to decide between them.
After seeing an early advantage going up in smoke, Alexander Zverev concluded that the second match ball after taking a point on opposing service (6-4, 7-6 in 1h43 ‘).
