Medvedev rematched Nadal

 Medvedev rematched Nadal

Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal will meet in the semi-finals of Acapulco, and also recreate the Australian Open final.

After Novak Djokovic's loss to Jiri Vesely in Dubai, Daniil Medvedev is certain to become the world number one next week, regardless of the result he won at Acapulco.

However, the Russian tennis player still competed to win 6-2, 6-3 against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan on the morning of February 25 (Hanoi time).

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Medvedev raised the start of the 2022 season to 12 wins and 2 losses. Photo: Reuters.

"It's not easy to play the match when I got the news to be the number one player in the world. My goal is still to win this match, because I'm here to try to win every game. But to be the number one player in the world. The world's number one tennis player is definitely great news," Medvedev said after the match.

Medvedev lost 3 breaks to Nishioka but reclaimed twice. The Russian took an incredible 70% (19/27) against Nishioka's first serve in the 70-minute match.

Medvedev will meet Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. The Australian Open champion is in high form when he won his 13th match since the beginning of the year. The Spaniard overcame Tommy Paul after 2 sets with a score of 6-0, 7-6 in the quarter-final that just ended.

"Playing against Nadal is always special. This is my chance to fight back. I have to learn from the best players like him, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray. They always try to fight back when they're fighting. lose a tough fight. That's what I will try to fight against Rafa," Medvedev said.

Medvedev and Nadal created the classic Australian Open final at the end of January. The Russian player took a two-set lead, but lost 2-3 after more than 5 hours of play, thereby watching Nadal win his 21st championship. Grand Slam.