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(Reuters) – Second-seeded Russian Daniel Medvedev crushed Austrian second-placed Dominik Tim on Friday as the eighth seed went to the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada.
Medvedev, who speaks French and has been applauded by fans on the pitch, ended his match against Tim, who was exhausted in less than an hour to win 6-3, 6-1, ending a six-game series. consecutive wins for his Austrian rival in less than an hour.
Medvedev will meet either his compatriot Karen Khchanov or the sixth seed, Alexander Zverev, in the semifinals.
Medvedev dominated the match, winning the first five games of the second set and scoring 16 of his first 17 points.
The Russian missed an opportunity to settle the game when he was at the time with Tim and the score was 5-0 before he could do it in the next half with a landslide, his sixth for Medvedev during the match.
Medvedev broke Tim's lead early in the match and never retreated. He won the last two matches of the first set after the Austrian made some easy mistakes.
(Reuters)
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