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US Open: Daniil Medvedev overcomes Felix Auger-Aliassime, books final berth
Updated On: 11 September, 2021 09:57 AM IST | New York | IANS
The 25-year-old, who hit 37 winners and committed 25 unforced errors, struck the ball with great depth as he forced the Canadian to overhit, extending his ATP head-to-head lead against Auger-Aliassime to 2-0.
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Russia`s Daniil Medvedev hits a return to Canada`s Felix Auger-Aliassime during their 2021 US Open Tennis tournament men`s semifinal match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Pic/AFP
Russian Daniil Medvedev marched into the US Open final after he produced a dominant performance to overcome 12th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 at Flushing Meadows in New York.
The second seed, who has dropped just one set en route to the final, is now one match away from capturing his first major title at Flushing Meadows. The Russian soaked up the pressure from Auger-Aliassime`s powerful groundstrokes and rallied from 2-5 in the second set, saving two set points at 4-5, before advancing after two hours and three minutes on Saturday (IST).
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