​Daniil Medvedev reached the finals of the “ATP 500” tournament in Beijing, the Russian defeated Alexander Zverev in the penultimate match.

Daniil Medvedev defeated Alexander Zverev in the ATP semifinals in Beijing

Medvedev, the second favorite in the race from China, prevailed over the German after an hour and 25 minutes of play with a score of 6-4, 6-3.

Daniil had an almost perfect match: he served 8 aces, made 19 winners and made only one unforced error.

Know:

• Medvedev and Zverev have met 17 times on the ATP circuit, and the Russian leads with a record of 10-7.

• Daniil will fight for the trophy with the winner of the match between the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (favorite 1) and the Italian Yannick Sinner (6).

• Medvedev is only the third player in the Open Era to reach seven ATP finals on hard courts in three or more seasons. Only Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have achieved this feat.

The most spectacular moments of the match Medvedev – Zverev

The China Open Championship takes place from September 28 to October 4 on hard, is part of the ATP 500 category and has a total prize pool of $3,633,875. The champion of the title is Dominic Thiem (2019). Recent releases have not taken place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.