Daniil Medvedev did his job first today, beating world number 119 Christopher Eubanks in straight sets.
However, the match didn’t start very well for the Russian, but after a rain delay, Medvedev won 4 games in a row to win the 1st set 6-3. Daniil won the 2nd set 7-5 after breaking the last serve of his opponent before the tiebreak.
22 wins in his last 23 matches 🥶@DaniilMedwed stays ice-cold as he ends Eubanks’ Cinderella run 6-3 7-5 to reach the Miami semis!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/SOpQPkTraC
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 30, 2023
After that, Karen Khachanov also won in straight sets against world number 31 Francisco Cerundolo (6-3, 6-2). The Russian won 4 of the possible 6 break points to win the game and advance to the semifinal.
Khachanov on hard courts in the last six months:
2022 US Open – SF
2023 Australian Open – SF
2023 #MiamiOpen – SF or better@karenkhachanov: Stonks 📈📈 pic.twitter.com/lMisZMxH2d— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 30, 2023
Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov will play for the 5th time against each other in the ½ final at Miami Open.
Medvedev leads with 3 victories and 1 loss as Daniil also won the last match between them in straight sets on hard in the quarterfinals in Adelaide this year.