Daniil Medvedev continued to build momentum after recent setbacks when he advanced to the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Wednesday, beating Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the grass-court tournament.
Medvedev could have closed out the second round match in straight sets when he took a 4-1 lead in the second set tiebreaker, but lost the next four points as Djere took control.
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Medvedev is coming off first-round losses at the French Open and last week at the Libema Open, his first grass-court event of the season.
Daniil Medvedev controls the ball during the Terra Wortmann Open 2023 match between Daniil Medvedev vs Laslo Djere on June 21, 2023 in Halle, Germany. (Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
The third-ranked Russian is set to return to Wimbledon next month for the first time since 2021 after the grass-court Grand Slam banned players from Russia and Belarus last year over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Medvedev now faces Roberto Bautista Agut in Halle after the eighth-seeded Spaniard defeated American Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 7-6(2) in their second-round match.
Daniil Medvedev of Russia looks on during the men’s singles second round match against Adrian Mannarino of France on day 4 of the Libema Open Grass Court Championship at the Autotron on June 15, 2023 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. (Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
Chilean player Nicolás Jarry defeated second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7), 7-5 to set up a quarterfinal match against local favorite Alexander Zverev. The ninth seeded German defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4.
Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts during the men’s singles second round match against Adrian Mannarino of France on day 4 of the Libema Open Grass Court Championships at the Autotron on June 15, 2023 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. (Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
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Also, Stuttgart finalist Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin 6-1, 7-6(4) in their first round match.