Europe 1 with AFP 9:40 p.m., November 5, 2021, modified at 9:41 p.m., November 5, 2021

Despite a disputed first round hung up to the tie-break, Hugo Gaston was unable to thwart the plans of Daniil Medvedev, world number two, who goes to the final of the Masters 1000 in Paris.

The Russian will face Novak Djokovic, for a remake of the US Open final, or the Polish Hubert Kurkacz.

The new Parisian adventure of Hugo Gaston, who made a name for himself at Roland Garros in 2020, ended in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Paris against world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, winner 7-6 (9 / 7), 6-4 Friday evening.

Daniil Medvedev, winner of the US Open two months ago and holder of the Parisian trophy, will face world No.4 Alexander Zverev or Norwegian Casper Ruud (No.8) on Saturday for a place in the final.

The other semi-final will oppose the world No.1 Novak Djokovic to the Polish Hubert Hurkacz (10th).

Cold as ice



Under pressure, defending champion @DaniilMedwed ends Gaston's run 7-6 (7), 6-4 to reach the semis.

He's now 18-1 indoors since the start of his 2020 Bercy title run. # RolexParisMasterspic.twitter.com / UXO3ZuZBbo

- ROLEX PARIS MASTERS (@RolexPMasters) November 5, 2021

Hugo Gaston (21), who was playing his sixth game since the start of the tournament after getting out of qualifying, missed his chance in the first set: he got three set points in a row after having breaké Medvedev to lead 5 games to 4. In vain, the fault in particular of a series of amortizations - yet one of his trademarks - badly affected.

A place in the top 70 for Gaston

The Toulouse left-hander does not however leave Bercy empty-handed: arriving 103rd in the world, he will find a place in the top 70 on Monday, and obtained the very last sesame for the Masters reserved for young talents of the ATP circuit, organized next week. In Milan.

The young Frenchman, for the first time in his career in the quarter-finals in Masters 1000, had distinguished himself during the 2020 edition of Roland-Garros, exceptionally rescheduled in the fall because of the Covid-19, by offering himself Stan Wawrinka to invite himself in the round of 16, then pushing Dominic Thiem there until the fifth set.

He then pointed beyond the 200th place in the world.