Medvedev eliminates Sinner from Wimbledon after 5 sets drama

World number 5 Daniil Medvedev won against world number 5, Jannik Sinner, 3-2 sets and reached the ½ finals at the Grand Slam on grass in London, where he will face either Alcaraz or Paul.

The 1^st set was decided after a tiebreak as both players didn’t have any break chances. The tiebreak was spectacular as the Russian had several chances to go ahead but blew them all and in the end, the Italian won it 9 to 7 points. However, Daniil showed better tennis in the 2^nd set, as he had 3 break opportunities and converted 1 while keeping his opponent again without a break chance.

Medevedev wins a marathon 😅@DaniilMedwed takes down world No.1 Jannik Sinner 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3 in exactly four hours to reach the SF#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/djoXtnDmJl

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2024

In the 3^rd set, Jannik and Daniil both converted 1 break and the set was decided after a tiebreak again, but time Medvedev won it to take 2-1 sets lead. Shockingly, Sinner answered with 6-2 in the 4^th set as the world number 1 won the set for only 25 minutes to tie the sets.

In the 5^th set, Daniil broke Jannik’s serve to take a 3-1 game lead, and that was enough for Medvedev to close the set and to win the match and to advance to the ½ finals at Wimbledon.

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Former #1 Daniil Medvedev beats World #1 Jannik Sinner 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3 to reach back to back #Wimbledon semifinals.

4h01. Best career win on grass.

9th career Grand Slam semifinal (ties Wawrinka between the active players). 2nd in London.

MASSIVE win for Daniil. pic.twitter.com/kwmlEeDkv6

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 9, 2024