Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev falls to Alex de Minaur at NBO Toronto
American Tommy Paul eliminated top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the evening quarterfinal, a few hours after Australia’s Alex de Minaur surprised second-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev.Paul ended the reigning Wimbledon champion’s 14-match winning streak with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory at Sobeys Stadium.
Earlier, de Minaur came through with a tenacious 7-6 , 7-5 win to reach his first career Masters 1000 semifinal.“I was very level-headed and at no point in that match did I feel frazzled at all,” de Minaur said. “I knew my game plan. I stuck to it.” In the tiebreaker, Medvedev raised his fist skyward after winning a long rally for a 5-1 advantage. But de Minaur chipped away and saved three set points — including one on a double-fault — before taking an 8-7 lead.Article contentIn the second set, Medvedev was up 4-3 when he double-faulted on break point. His seventh double-fault overall came on match point.“There’s always a question, like maybe you hit some double-faults but maybe you also hit some good at important moments,” he said.
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