US Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev overcomes ‘brutal’ New York warmth, Andrey Rublev to storm into semi-finals

Daniil Medvedev hardly had any power left in his tank to have a good time his victory over Andrey Rublev after his compatriot hit a forehand into the web within the males’s singles quarter-finals on the US Open. Both gamers have been exhausted on the finish of a 2-hour-and-47-minute encounter on the Arthur Ashe Stadium and Medvedev described the recent and humid situations in New York as “brutal” and probably the most tough one for him because the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Medvedev overcame the situations on a moist afternoon, beating an exhausted Rublev 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to achieve his 4th US Open semi-final. The 2021 champion wanted an ice pack and a few chilly water bottles to chill himself down after what was a hard-fought battle within the center within the quarter-final.

“It was brutal. The only good thing I see in these conditions is that both suffer, usually, it’s not one who suffers, so it was tough for both of us,” Medvedev stated after the quarter-final win.

“At the end of the first set I kind of couldn’t see the ball anymore, I tried to play with sensations â€æ we were tired all the time, brutal conditions and super tough to win,” he added.

Notably, when Aryna Sabalenka decimated Zheng Qinwen Zheng within the ladies’s singles quarter-final earlier within the day ar the Ashe, the temperature approached 95 levels Fahrenheit (35 Celsius), prompting a partial closing of the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof to offer extra shade for spectators and the gamers.

Medvedev at one level seemed into the digicam and made a startling comment in regards to the situations as he and Rublev have been concerned in lengthy rallies, attempting to wrestle benefit within the third set.

It was a wierd effort from Rublev, who seemed deflated from the tip of the primary set. He was up 3-0 within the first set, 3-1 within the second and broke Medvedev early within the third set. However, the eighth seed was not capable of make use of the benefits in an error-prone present.

Medvedev seemed decided to get the job executed in straight units as soon as he noticed Rublev struggling for power within the third set. However, the eighth seed gave it his all to wriggle out of hassle whereas serving to remain within the set. In a 15-minute recreation, Rublev got here up with a valiant present nevertheless it was not sufficient.

Medvedev will face the winner of the 4th quarter-finals between defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Germany’s Alexander Zverev within the semi-finals.

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Sep 7, 2023