Daniil Medvedev's defiant defence shut down the high-powered challenge of Jannik Sinner on Friday at the Vienna Open, where the 26-year-old secured a clinical 6-4, 6-2 quarter-final triumph, here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev's persistence proved decisive in an engrossing 91-minute encounter in the Austrian capital. Sinner threw a barrage of heavy groundstrokes at his opponent but was unable to regularly hit through the top seed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The world No.4 did not face a break point in the match and converted three of six break points of his own as he improved his ATP head-to-head series record against the Italian to 4-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Jannik is a top player, and he can pose problems to anybody basically. In the last two Grand Slams, he played five sets with the [eventual] winner, so Jannik is a top player and I'm really happy today with my performance," said Medvedev after the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I served amazingly well, I almost didn't make any unforced errors, I was solid behind the baseline. Everything was working well today and I'm really happy about it," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The only player in the singles draw yet to drop serve this week in Vienna, Medvedev will next meet Grigor Dimitrov as he chases his second tour-level title of the season. The Bulgarian earlier held off Marcos Giron for a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 quarter-final victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev leads Dimitrov 3-2 in the pair's ATP head-to-head series, but the Bulgarian won the last meeting between the two in Indian Wells in 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Grigor is the same [as Sinner], he is a top player, he can beat anybody," said Medvedev.<\/p>\r\n\r\n