Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner cruised into the quarter-finals of the US Open 2024 beating 14th seed American Tommy Paul 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1. The Italian will now face Russian Daniil Medvedev in the quarters.
On the other hand, World No. 5 Russian Medvedev prevailed over Portugal’s Nuno Borges 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 to make it to the last eight for the fifth time in six years.
US Open 2024 Heads For A Big Showdown
World No.1 became the most watched out player ever since the early exits of World No.2 Novak Djokovic and World No.3 Carlos Alcaraz from the US Open 2024. The felling of top players in early rounds had left tennis fans in a huff.
Now, both Sinner and Medvedev will be looking to exploit the space created by the departures of Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at US Open 2024.
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The Italian who recovered from 4-1 down in the first set to see off Paul, expressed his anticipation of the upcoming match against Medvedev.
“It will be another tough match with Daniil. There will be a lot of rallies so I have to be ready physically,” said Sinner.
Medvedev is the only former US Open champion left after the first week defeats of four-time title winner Djokovic and 2022 champion Alcaraz.
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On the other hand, Sinner is yet to win a US Open title, having reached the quarter-finals once previously in 2021. This is the second time that the one-time Grand Slam winner has made it to the quarters and would be looking to bag the elusive title at Flushing Meadows.
The 23-year-old started this year with a title victory at the Australian Open 2024 and would be hoping to close this Grand Slam season with another yet another title in New York.
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Sinner and Medvedev will be clashing for the fourth time this year. The Italian came back from two sets to love down to defeat the Russian in the Australian Open final and got the better of him in the Miami semi-finals. Medvedev then defeated Sinner at Wimbledon in a five-set quarter-final.
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Medvedev, too, shared his thoughts on the upcoming clash with Sinner.
“I will try to think more about Wimbledon than the Australian Open,” said Medvedev. “With Jannik, I feel like we know our games, what we will try to bring to the table, and then it comes to always this moment’s deuce, breakpoint, maybe try to surprise him or not, what he will do, what I will do.”
