Italian Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev holds off Alexander Zverev to reach quarter-finals in Rome

Daniil Medvedev ultimately had too much for Alexander Zverev as he secured a straight-sets, 6-2 7-6(3), victory to reach the quarter-finals at the Italian Open in Rome. Medvedev got off to the ideal start against the German, who is still battling his way back following his significant ankle-ligament injury, breaking the German's serve in the very first game of the match after he double-faulted twice. Ad The 27-year-old was matching Zverev's first serve and he got the double-break he was after to move into a 5-2 lead after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion struck a loose forehand into the net.

ATP RomeMedvedev fights back to beat Zapata Miralles, Rublev throughYESTERDAY AT 15:41 Medvedev was pushed hard to serve out the set, but he rescued two break points before converting his second set point to edge in front after another Zverev unforced error. The quality of Zverev's shot selections improved at the start of the second set. The No.

19 seed fought off a break point in his opening service game and pulled Medvedev around the court with greater regularity. The world No. 3 did eventually find a breakthrough on the Zverev serve, but he then encountered some sudden resistance at the business end of the as the German broke back to haul himself on terms and force a tie-break.

Medvedev rose to the occasion of the tie-break to close out the victory in one hour and 56 minutes — his third of the current campaign against Zverev. His quarter-final opponent will be a qualifier in Yannick Hanfmann, who produced a stunning upset on Tuesday to defeat Monte-Carlo Masters champion Andrey Rublev in straight sets, 6-2 7-6(3). 'It's not fair play' — Djokovic accuses Norrie of gamesmanship after smash incident Rune sets up Djokovic