Matching Report
Medvedev passes through Borges in New York
The 2021 champion will play either Sinner or Paul in the quarter-finals
September 02, 2024
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Daniil Medvedev playing with Nuno Borges on Monday at the US Open.
By ATP staff
Is ‘hard court specialist’ Daniil Medvedev ready to repeat at the US Open?
The fifth seed and 2021 seed continued his impressive 2024 campaign at the New York major with a 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 fourth-round victory over Nuno Borges on Monday afternoon. Medvedev was in control for almost the entire one hour, 51 minutes, when his briefest moment of danger came when he followed a break early in the third set.
Full on pedal to metal from Daniil đź’¨@DaniilMedwed he reaches his 11th Grand Slam quarter-final after racing past Borges 6-0 6-1 6-3!@uvule | #USOVula pic.twitter.com/ZZYvUSUCXt
– ATP Tour (@atptour) September 2, 2024
As of 2018, Medvedev has won more tour-level matches (268) on hard courts than anyone else on the ATP Tour: Andrey Rublev is second on that list with 210. Number 5 in the PIF ATP Rankings was seen at home within Arthur. Ashe Stadium, where he took Borges down with his trademark scoring skills and converted eight of his 16 free throws.
“I try to work hard. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t,” Medvedev told his ATP Tour rival Nick Kyrgios in his on-court interview. “There are days when it is difficult to go to the court to practice, but I have the idea that if another boy does more than me, there is little chance of winning, and I want to win every time. So I try to practice as much as I can.
“I had a lot of success here at the US Open and the last time I lost was in the fourth round against you. Good memories.”
Medvedev, who is seeking his first doubles title this weekend in New York, has won all three of his Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings with Portuguese star Borges following his victories earlier this year at the Australian Open and Halle. The 28-year-old, who has dropped one set in his four matches so far, will play either top seed Jannik Sinner or home favorite Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals.
His run in New York so far has boosted Medvedev’s chances of qualifying for the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals for the sixth consecutive year. The 20-time tour-level champion is currently fourth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, and could leapfrog Carlos Alcaraz into third place by winning the US Open trophy.
