Medvedev Knocks Out Paul, Stays Hot In Tennis Paradise

A late-night begin didn’t trouble Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday night. After a protracted stint of ready out the rain on a misty day at Indian Wells, it was his opponent Tommy Paul, who didn’t get his engine revving in time for the ten PM begin. 

Two-time BNP Paribas Open finalist Medvedev received off the mark rapidly in a rematch of final yr’s semifinal, and weathered a mid-match purple patch from Paul to tug away with a lopsided 6-4, 6-0 victory. 

“Happy that I managed to raise my level during the match, and that I got the win,” stated the 2023 and 2024 Indian Wells runner-up. 

The victory sends Medvedev into the quarterfinals to face 20-year-old Frenchman Arthur Fils, and improves his lifetime file at Indian Wells to 19-7 general. 

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“He plays good,” Medvedev stated of the Frenchman, who defeated Marcos Giron in three units to achieve his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal earlier on Tuesday. “I watched his matches here – he’s in good shape. We only played once, he was younger, so it will be a different matchup.” 

The competition began quick and completed even quicker for the previous World No.1. 

A classic Medvedev passing shot from nicely behind his baseline eluded a net-rushing Paul and the No. 6 seed had the early break early for 2-0. After 12 minutes, and extra torpid play from the American, Paul was already behind four-love. 

Rallied by an enthusiastic crowd Paul lastly set to work and dialed in his versatile assault to reel off for consecutive video games, however he would lose the plot shortly thereafter as he dropped the ultimate eight video games of the competition to fall to 1-4 lifetime towards Medvedev. 

It was a match of streaks, with Medvedev profitable the primary 4 video games, Paul taking 4, then Medvedev taking every of the final eight video games to cruise to victory in 74 minutes. 

“Breaks of serve don’t mean much here,” Medvedev stated. “Even when he came back in the first I said to myself just try and push. I managed to raise my level during the match and I’m happy about it. 

“Whoever won some games won them in a row,” Medvedev stated. “I think we both went in a little bit rusty – him more rusty than I did.”