Daniil Medvedev defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 6-3 to achieve the quarter-finals of the Adelaide Worldwide. The previous world No. 1 — now ranked No. 7 — had a simple time on Wednesday for his third victory in three tries towards the Serbian, who’s ranked No. 29.
Prime-seeded Novak Djokovic, who has gained 30 straight singles matches on Australian soil, will play on Thursday for his place within the quarter-finals and a doable matchup towards Medvedev within the semifinals.
Medvedev is seeded No. 3 and can face fellow Russian Karen Khachanov for his spot within the semifinals.
“Actually comfortable to be by way of, proud of my degree and looking out ahead to my subsequent match,” Medvedev stated. “Miomir is a troublesome opponent, high-rep participant. There aren’t any simple guys left in Adelaide, undecided there have been even within the first spherical.”
Khachanov, a semi-finalist eventually 12 months’s U.S. Open, defeated Jack Draper of Britain 6-4, 6-2 to advance.
On the ladies’s facet of the mixed ATP-WTA match, Aryna Sabalenka and Marketa Vondrousova are set to fulfill within the quarter-finals after each gained matches on Wednesday.
Sabalenka, seeded No. 2, defeated Liudmila Samsonova in a gruelling match that lasted 2 hours, quarter-hour, profitable 7-6 (8) 7-6 (3).
Vondrousova, the 2019 French Open finalist, defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-0, 6-4.