“I’m very, very comfortable playing in this court, playing here in New York. I am showing my best level here. Last year was very tough since the fourth round I played five sets [to get to the final]. Here I’ve played just one match that has gone to four sets. I feel great physically and I’m
Both players competed in 34-degree heat and struggled in humid conditions. Medvedev received two medical timeouts due to high temperature. The rallies between both players were long and lung-busting, but the 27-year-old Medvedev beat Rublev in two hours and 48 minutes.
Zverev held his nerve in the deciding set to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and advance to his 10th major quarter-final on Tuesday. the 12th seeded Sinner battled with his physical struggle in the second and third sets but roared back into contention with a courageous fourth-set performance.
Zverev overcame the former World No. 3 with 6-7(2), 7-6(8), 6-1, and 6-1. The German, who has advanced to the Round of 16 in each of his last four tournament appearances, will face sixth-seeded Jannik Sinner, who earlier in the day defeated 2016 US Open winner Stan Wawrinka in four sets.
The third seed quickly found his range on Arthur Ashe Stadium to earn his 50th tour-level win of the season after a match that lasted for one hour and 16 minutes.
With this win, Djokovic has the most wins without a defeat against a player in any ATP head-to-head match-up, breaking the tie with Rafael Nadal, who is 18-0 against Richard Gasquet.