Published on June 16, 2022 at 8:33 p.m.
Aurélie SACHELLI
World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev certified for the quarter-finals of the Halle grass-courtroom event, as did his compatriot Karen Khachanov. Roberto Bautista Agut additionally handed.
Beaten in the remaining of the ‘s-Hertogenbosch event by the unknown Tim van Rijthoven final Sunday, Daniil Medvedev didn’t stay dejected for lengthy. Back in place of world No. 1 on Monday, right here is the Russian in the quarter-finals of the Halle event. After beating David Goffin for his entry, he dominated Belarusian Ilya Ivashka in a match in opposition to one other participant who won’t be eligible to play Wimbledon. Medvedev received 7-6, 6-3 in 1h37, displaying himself to be significantly stable on serve, with 10 aces, 73% of first serves and six break factors saved out of six. Three of these break factors got here at 5-4 in favor of Ivashka in the first set, so that they have been set factors. But the Russian saved them, and after this scare, he reacted nicely by successful the tie-break with out shaking an excessive amount of (7-4). In the second set, Medvedev broke at 2-1, and saved three break factors at 4-2, earlier than prevailing on his third match level. He will play the quarter-finals in opposition to Roberto Bautista Agut. The Spaniard, seeded n°7, defeated Dutch qualifier Tallon Griekspoor in three units and 1h59 of play: 6-7, 6-4, 6-2. For his return to competitors after lacking Rome and Roland-Garros, “RBA” misplaced the first set after main 4-2, and getting a set level at 6-5 in the tie-break, ultimately misplaced 8-6. But he made up for it by successful the second set because of an entry break, and the third by taking the opposing service at 2-2 and 4-2. Bautista Agut will begin as the favourite in opposition to Medvedev, whom he has crushed three out of thrice since 2017, however whom he has by no means confronted on grass.
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Khachanov recovered nicely
Another Russian will see the quarter-finals, in the particular person of Karen Khachanov. Eliminated in the quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch final week, the world No. 23 as soon as once more reached this stage of the competitors, after his 7-6, 6-4 victory in 1h43 in opposition to Laslo Djere, after a failed begin to the match. Unlike his compatriot Medvedev, Khachanov struggled on serve (5 aces, 56% first serves, 2 breaks conceded), however so did his opponent. The Serb led 5-2 in the first set, earlier than collapsing, first lacking two set factors at 5-4, then shedding the tie-break 7-4. In the second, Khachanov broke from the begin, and then solely misplaced three factors on his serve, leaving his opponent no likelihood. Next opponent: the German Oscar Otte.