Medvedev restores order to US Open night session

pFifth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a restored order to the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a evening session Saturday after the chaotic exits of former champions a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a the previous two nights./p

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The 28-year-old, who is now the only former champion remaining in the menrsquo;s field, denied a feisty challenge from young Italian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/flavio-cobolli/c0e9/overview'Flavio Cobolli/a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours, 18 minutes to set a fourth-round showdown with Portugal's a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nuno-borges/bt72/overview'Nuno Borges/a. /p

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pldquo;I said it before the match that for me the upsets donrsquo;t really matter. The only thing [is when] the conditions are a bit tricky the favourites maybe have less margin than the other guys. Just have to be more cautious," said Medvedev, who improved to 38-13 on the season [21-6 on hard courts]. /p

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ldquo;If I play good tennis I can win the whole thing. If I donrsquo;t play good I can lose against anyone.rdquo;/p

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The players captivated fans inside a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview'Arthur Ashe/a Stadium with a series of spellbinding rallies, with Cobolli frequently forcing Medvedev to defend like an octopus with his gangly arms at full stretch and his trademark defensive skills tested to the limit./p

pMedvedev's crisp deep-court returning kept Cobolli under pressure on serve throughout the match. The 2020 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a champion cultivated 20 break point chances, converting seven. While he dropped serve three times himself, Medvedev won a healthy 81 per cent of first serves and clipped 33 winners, including nine aces./p

pldquo;It was a tough match. It was just a little bit up and down," Medvedev said. "And at one moment I started playing much better on my serve than on his./p

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ldquo;It was a tricky match. Very very humid, very hot out there. I think it makes the conditions a bit slower because I was watching other matches before mine... it was a fun match to play. Crowd was pretty full, I feel, for such a late time. And I was enjoying myself."/p

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The former No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings remains on track for a blockbuster quarter-final showdown with current No. 1 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a, who plays American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a in the last 16./p

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pShould he win the title, Medvedev could climb to as high as No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings and to second place in the PIF ATP Race to Turin, as he seeks to qualify for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a in Turin from 10-17 November.nbsp;/p

pMedvedev has enjoyed a strong Grand Slam run in 2024, reaching the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a final and the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a semi-finals, but he is still seeking his first title since winning the ATP Masters 1000 title in Rome in May last year./p

pThe 2021 champion and two-time finalist has now reached the second week at Flushing Meadows six straight years./p

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