Daniil Medvedev has advanced to the quarterfinals of his first clay tournament this year. In the Madrid Open Round of 16, the Russian won against his noteworthy opponent, Alexander Bublik.
The previous five confrontations between Medvedev and Bublik have always been tense and dramatic. Their sixth meeting was enjoyable from start to finish. Despite having a stronger start than the Russian, Bublik eventually lost the match as he exhibited signs of fatigue in the second set.
The 28-year-old won 7-6 (3) in the opening set, but the second set was much simpler for Medvedev. In an hour and forty-four minutes, he won 7-6 (3), 6-4, as he was in control of the match.
After the win, Medvedev acknowledged that although the match was difficult, everyone was tired, particularly his opponent, Bublik.
Medvedev expressed his thoughts about it and said: “Tough match. A lot of drop shots. I got so tired in the end running for them. That’s when you lose your concentration and play worse. After the match, he told me he was dead too. Good for me. At least I wasn’t the only one.”
Daniil Medvedev after beating Bublik in Madrid:
“Tough match. A lot of drop shots. I got so tired in the end running for them. That’s when you lose your concentration and play worse. After the match he told me he was dead also. Good for me. At least I wasn’t the only one” 😂 pic.twitter.com/1l1gNzq9xc
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 30, 2024
Medvedev in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWLWLWWW Ranked no.4, Daniil owns an overall 22-5 match record in 2024. Medvedev is now having a run in Madrid where he conquered the world no.36 Matteo Arnaldi 2-6 6-4 6-4, the world no.26 Sebastian Korda 5-7 7-64 6-3 and the world no.18 Alexander Bublik 7-63 6-4.
Daniil Medvedev will face the world no.31 Jiri Lehecka in the quarter on Wednesday at 8:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. Their head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev.
Medvedev was the runner-up at the Australian Open and in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
Medvedev won 20 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Medvedev has scheduled to compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
Alexander Bublik in 2024
Currently ranked no.18 (career-high), Bublik played his last match on the 30th of April when he was defeated by world no.4 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 4th round in Madrid (draw).
Currently, during this year the Kazakhstani owns an overall 16-9 record. Alexander clinched 1 title in Montpellier. The Kazakhstani was the runner-up in Dubai.
Bublik will play next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Bublik faced off 7 times. The head to head is 7-0 for Medvedev. Before, the last time they played each other, Daniil Medvedev won 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 4th round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 30th of April 2024.
Here are the highlights.
