ATP Finals: Medvedev sails through Djokovic test and into last four
Medvedev has typically presented Djokovic with more problems than most on the ATP Tour, though the world number one went into this Group Tokyo 1970 clash with a 4-2 edge in their head-to-head record.
However, Djokovic looked bereft of answers as Medvedev cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win at the O2 Arena, making only 12 unforced errors in 18 games.
It marked the first best-of-three-sets match between the two not to go the distance since Djokovic’s triumph at Eastbourne in 2017, with Medvedev now having won three of their last four meetings.
Djokovic, whose match with Alexander Zverev on Friday will decide the other semi-finalist from the group, was under pressure early on and staved off a pair of break points in the third game.
Two more went begging for Medvedev in the seventh before the pressure eventually told at the fifth attempt.
