Almaty
Medvedev finds his spark in Almaty, Turin path tightens…
Former World No. 1 is into his third consecutive ATP Tour semi-final
October 17, 2025
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Daniil Medvedev is thirteenth within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin.
By Jerome Coombe
Daniil Medvedev is refusing to fade from the Nitto ATP Finals dialog, extending his late-season surge with one other robust run on the Almaty Open this week.
The previous No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings averted some early hazard on Friday to beat Fabian Marozsan 7-5, 6-2 and advance to his third consecutive ATP Tour semi-final. Medvedev was pressured to avoid wasting three set factors on serve at 4-5 within the first set, however rapidly discovered his vary, hitting 27 winners to simply 12 unforced errors in a cultured show.
“The primary set was actually powerful, I needed to save three set factors,” mentioned Medvedev. “However I’m actually proud of the way in which I performed, particularly after this second, and I’m pleased I managed to win. I served rather well at present, and I managed to step up my recreation once I wanted to, so I hope I can proceed taking part in this fashion.”
Medvedev, the 2020 champion on the season finale, is up two spots to thirteenth within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin. Having begun October in twentieth, he has strengthened his hopes of securing a seventh straight displaying on the Nitto ATP Finals.
After semi-final runs in Beijing and Shanghai, Medvedev awaits a last-four assembly with qualifier James Duckworth in Almaty. The Australian earlier upset third seed Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-2 to change into the second man to achieve a number of semi-finals at this occasion, having superior to the ultimate in 2021.
Again in August, following a disappointing season by his lofty requirements, Medvedev admitted he wasn’t too involved about his slim probabilities to qualify for Turin. Nevertheless, underneath new coaches Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, the 29-year-old is rediscovering his rhythm and trademark consistency.
Duckworth, in the meantime, continues to thrive on the Kazakhstani ATP 250 occasion and is up 30 spots to No. 108 within the PIF ATP Stay Rankings. Cobolli was unable to cope with the Australian’s relentless motion and pinpoint accuracy throughout their 91-minute conflict, through which he saved all 5 break factors he confronted, in response to Infosys ATP Stats.
Within the prime half of the draw, sixth seed Alex Michelsen rallied from a break deficit within the deciding set to defeat Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 and preserve alive his hopes of profitable a maiden ATP Tour title.
By reaching his third tour-level semi-final of 2025, the 21-year-old American earned a twenty fifth victory for the second straight season. He awaits Jan-Lennard Struff or Corentin Moutet in Saturday’s conflict.
