Daniil Medvedev through to Italian Open semi-finals after straight sets win over Yannick Hanfmann in Rome

Daniil Medvedev is through to the semi-finals of the Italian Open after a straight sets victory over Yannick Hanfmann. The Russian progressed 6-2 6-2 on Stadio Centrale. Ad Having never won a match in Rome before this week, Medvedev will play either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Borna Coric in the last four.

ATP RomeMedvedev holds off Zverev to reach quarter-finals in RomeYESTERDAY AT 20:32 Speaking after his victory, Medvedev beamed: “I said before the tournament that I was feeling really great on practice. I’m proving it. I feel great.” Hanfmann has played a considerable amount of tennis already this year having qualified for a Tour-leading six tournaments and Medvedev arrived knowing he needed a tactical performance.

“I knew I had to put as many balls in the court as possible because he plays aggressive so there are not many points where you’re going to be leading the point, it’s going to be mainly him”, he said. “What you have to do, play deep and try to make him miss. I managed to do it.

Maybe he didn’t play the best match but that’s how it works. You cannot play your best match every day.” Hanfmann’s clash with Medvedev was his seventh match in 1- days in Rome and arrived at his maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final on the back of the biggest win of his career after beating world No.6 Andrey Rublev in the previous round. If he thought he was travelling on cloud nine, Hanfmann was abruptly brought down to earth with Medvedev breaking to love in the opening game.