Medvedev puts Russia back in Davis Cup semifinals

Medvedev defeated Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Sweden in the quarterfinals of the revamped team event.

Russian Tennis Federation's Daniil Medvedev in action against Sweden's Mikael Ymer during a Davis Cup quarterfinal match.   -  AP



Andrey Rublev earlier outlasted Elias Ymer, Mikael's older brother, in a 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3) win at the Madrid Arena. With Russia having secured the win after the two singles matches, the doubles match wasn't played.


It was the third consecutive straight-set victory for the second-ranked Medvedev after group-stage wins over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Ecuador's Emilio Gomez.

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Medvedev broke serve twice in the first set and three times in the second against No. 94 Mikael Ymer, Sweden's top-ranked player.

“Today I should've served better, but I'm really happy to bring the point to the team,” Medvedev said. “The most important thing is that we are winning a lot of matches. We didn't lose a tie in the group, and we are really looking forward to Saturday."




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After breaking serve twice to win the first set, he served for the match at 5-4 in the second but couldn't close it out as Ymer won three straight games.


The Swede saved seven break points in total in the decisive set to keep it tight, but Rublev ultimately prevailed in the tiebreaker for his second straight victory after opening with a loss against Spain's Feliciano López. Elias Ymer had won both of his group-stage matches.





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