Medvedev demolishes Evans, enters US Open quarters

TIL Desk Sports/ Second seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia continued to emerge as a strong contender for the US Open title moving past Daniel Evans of UK 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the year-ending Grand Slam.

The 25-year-old is yet to drop a set in New York and has been in strong form since the Tokyo Olympics, winning his fourth ATP Masters 1000 crown in Toronto, before reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati. Medvedev’s one-hour 43-minute victory over Evans, in which he struck 24 winners, means he now holds a 15-2 record since Wimbledon.

“Today I liked my serve better,” Medvedev said. “But there was one forehand return that for me was the best shot of the match, so if we take one shot it has to be this one, but if we take the whole match it has to be the serve,” Medvedev told.

The Australian Open finalist is aiming to win his first major at Flushing Meadows, a tournament in which he has fond memories. In 2019, the 12-time tour-level titlist rallied from two sets down to force a fifth set against Spain’s Rafael Nadal in his maiden major final, before not dropping a set en route to the last-four last year.