( file pic : Daniil Medvedev)
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Patna : World No 2 Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, reached Wimbledon 4th round defeating World No 37 Marin Cilic, 32, Croatia, in a five-set marathon in 3rd round on Court 1 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, rallying back from two sets down on July 3, 2021, late night, surviving a scare. Medvedev is yet to win a Grand Slam title.
Second seed Medvedev beat 32nd seed & 2014 US Open Champion Marin Cilic 6-7, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in third round. The Russian hammered 16 Aces during the match to 11 by 2017 Wimbledon finalist Cilic. The Russian won 95 service points during the match to 90 by the Croatia.Medvedev won 8 break points during the match to 5 by Cilic, also the 2018 Australian Open finalist.
The Croatian committed 10 double faults in the match to 3 by the Russian. Medvedev also won 6 games in a row in the match to 3 by Cilic. The Russian, in all, won 156 points during the match to 151 by the Croatian. Medvedev won 27 games in the match to 21 by Cilic. Medvedev will face 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, in 4th round on July 5, 2021.