Tennis news - Red-hot Daniil Medvedev sets up Coric clash in St Petersburg final

ByReuters

Updated 21/09/2019 at 17:21 GMT

U.S. Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev swatted aside Belarussian qualifier Egor Gerasimov 7-5 7-5 in the St Petersburg Open semi-finals on Saturday to reach his fifth consecutive final on the ATP Tour.

Daniil Medvedev of Russia smiles during his ATP St. Petersburg Open 2019 quarter-final

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The 23-year-old converted three out of five break points to win the 90-minute contest and stay on course for his third title of the season following victories in Sofia and Cincinnati.

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Medvedev's good run of form since a third round defeat at Wimbledon has helped him reach finals in Washington, Montreal, Cincinnati and the U.S. Open, where he lost in five sets to Spaniard Rafa Nadal.

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The world number four will next meet Borna Coric in the title clash on Sunday after the Croatian overcame an early wobble to get past Portugal's Joao Sousa 3-6 7-6(5) 6-1 and reach his first final of the year.

Medvedev -- who has won 23 of his last 26 matches -- will also look to improve a 4-1 head-to-head record against Coric and become the first Russian to claim the St Petersburg Open trophy since Mikhail Youzhny 15 years ago.

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