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Patna : World No 8 Daniil Medvedev, 23, Russia, stunned World No 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic, 32, Serbia, in semi-finals to reach the final of Cincinnati Masters at Ohio, USA, on August 18, 209, early morning. Medvedev upset Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in 1 hr 42 minutes in semi-finals coming from behind. It is Medvedev’s second ATP Masters final in 2019.

Medvedev, who had also defeated Djokovic in three-sets in the quarter-finals of  Monte-Carlo Masters in April 2019, fired 16 Aces in the match to six by the World No 1. He won 3 break points in the match to 1 by the defending champion. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match. The Russian won 54 service points to 48 by Djokovic. Djokovic, however, still leads Medvedev 3-2 Head to Head, Djokovic had last defeated Medvedev in the Round of 16 of Australian Open 2019. Medvedev had also reached final of City Open, Washington, USA, two weeks back.

Medvedev, who had also reached the final of Rogers Cup last week, will face World No 19 David Goffin, 28, Belgium, in the final. Goffin beat World No 56 Richard Gasquet, 33, France, 6-3, 6-4 in 75 minutes in the semi-finals on August 17, 2019, late night. Goffin won three break points in the match to 1 by Gasquet. He won 3 games in a row in the match to 2 by Gasquet. Goffin fired 5 Aces in the match to 5 by Gasquet.

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