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Mallorca Open: Daniil Medvedev comes on as Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches semi-finals


Daniil Medvedev loses quarterfinal match at Mallorca Open© AFP

World number one Daniil Medvedev lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the final four. Medvedev was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Bautista Agut, who avenged his defeat to the Russians in last week’s quarter-final at Halle. “I had to play really well to beat Daniil. He’s number one, the ultimate champion in Mallorca. He just beat me a few days ago. I played a really complete match,” Bautista said. Agut said.

Bautista Agut beat Medvedev once in the first set and twice in the second as he claimed his fourth win in five encounters with the US Open champion.

The loss marked the end of Medvedev’s grass-court season. He was one of a number of players banned from Wimbledon after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Bautista Agut played against Antoine Bellier, who ranked 303rd of Switzerland in the semi-finals. Qualifiers beat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2.

Bellier is the lowest-ranked player in the semi-finals since Juan Manuel Cerundolo, then 335th in the world, winning Cordoba in 2021.

Tsitsipas needed three sets to get past American Marcos Giron.

The Greek saved two break points to start the final set and then broke Giron in the eighth game before completing a 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-3 win.

“There’s a lot of work today. It’s not easy,” he said.

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Tsitsipas, who has lost in the first round in three of his four Wimbledon appearances, will face Benjamin Bonzi of France for a place in the final. He has never won a title on the pitch.

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