World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev defeated Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-1 to enter semi-finals of Mallorca Championships on Thursday.
The Russian, who had lost in first round of the Halle Open, has been in dominant form and has moved into the last-four stage without dropping a set.
"I feel like it was a funny match. Maybe [it was] not the highest level, but I`m really happy to win and be in the semi-finals here. I`m looking forward to tomorrow," Medvedev said after the match.
The top seed hammered eight aces as against two from Ruud and won 87&#37 of the points on first service as against 73&#37 by his opponent. He also won five of the 10 break-points he got.
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Medvedev, who has won all his 10 ATP Tour titles on hard courts, will next clash with third seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain for a place in his first grass-court final.
Carreno Busta saved all the three break-points he faced on way to beating Jordan Thompson 6-4, 6-4. Medvedev has won as against one in ATP.
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The top seed hammered eight aces as against two from Ruud and won 87 per cent of the points on the first service as against 73 per cent by his opponent. He also won five of the 10 break-points he got.

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