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In its premiere in a quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, Russian Daniil Medvedev eliminated the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka , executioner of Novak Djokovic, and went to the semifinals of the US Open after two and a half hours and four sets (7-6 ( 8-6), 6-3, 3-6 and 6-1).

The first part, of almost an hour, was decided in a tight 'tie break', and despite the inconvenience that Medvedev showed on the left thigh, the Russian moved from one side of the track to Wawrinka, who knew how to respond to The challenges of his rival. Stan, 24 of the world but who came to be in the third place of the ATP in 2014, declined in the second round and was replaced in the third, armed with direct and right kicks.

The Swiss, who won at Flushing Meadows in 2016, reached the quarterfinals after defeating a Novak Djokovic headdress in the second round with temperance and success, but in the fourth set against Medvedev, which finished in half an hour, he could play the varied Russian game, which only allowed him to join a game.

Discomfort in the quadriceps

"We have all seen how strange the game has been," Medvedev said after the match, referring to the ups and downs of both players. He added that the quadriceps gave him a lot of discomfort in the first round, and that, at one point, he thought he would have to leave the match, but the analgesics he took seemed to take effect in the last set. "I will do my best to be well in the semifinals," he said.

The Russian also spoke of his tense relationship with the public of Flushing Meadows, with whom he has faced on more than one occasion this year, and which he described as "electric" and "controversial." "Some are still supporting me and others are not, but I try to be myself, guys," he told attendees in an interview on the track.

Medvedev, 23, becomes the youngest player to reach the US Open semifinals since 2010 and will face the winner of the duel between Swiss Roger Federer and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov .

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