US Open: Daniil Medvedev storms past Cobolli, reaches fourth round
Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev reached the 2024 US Open fourth round after beating Italy's Flavio Cobolli. The Russian ace claimed a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win in the men's singles third round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, finished as the runner-up last year. He remains the only former champion, with both Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic getting knocked out.
A look at match stats
Medvedev won a total of 104 points and 33 winners throughout the match. He served nine aces compared to Cobolli's two. The Russian had a win percentage of 81 and 45 in the first and second serves, respectively. Medvedev won 49 of his 96 receiving points and converted seven of his 20 break points. Cobolli recorded 36 unforced errors and four double-faults.
Medvedev eyes maiden title in 2024
Medvedev started the year by reaching the Australian Open final. He lost the final to Jannik Sinner. The duo could have a potential clash in the US Open quarter-final. Notably, Medvedev also reached his second successive semi-finals at Wimbledon this year. Medvedev, who is yet to win an ATP title this season, has improved to a 38-13 record. He is 21-6 on hard courts.
Upsets don't really matter: Medvedev
"I said it before the match that for me the upsets don't really matter. The only thing [is when] the conditions are a bit tricky the favourites maybe have less margin than the other guys," said Medvedev after his US Open third-round match. "If I play good tennis I can win the whole thing. If I don't play good I can lose against anyone."
Medvedev set to face Nuno Borges
Medvedev will next face the unseeded Nuno Borges for a place in the US Open quarter-final. The former leads Borges 2-0 in the ATP head-to-head series. Notably, both these wins came this year.
