Medvedev and Alcaraz reach the semi-finals in Vienna

Daniil Medvedev beat French opponent Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-3 in the quarter-final of the Vienna ATP 500 tournament. The Russian, world No. 5, produced a dominant performance against world No. 73 Mannarino. He finished the match with the second match ball on Mannarino's serve.

With this win, Medvedev also secured a place at the season-ending ATP Finals. Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton will also take part in the event, which will be held in Turin between 15 and 22 November. Medvedev has qualified for the tournament every year since 2019 except for one season.

Medvedev's form has improved since his loss to Frances Tiafoe in the round of 16 at the US Open. The Russian won titles in Hangzhou and Almaty, and also reached the semi-finals at the Shanghai Masters 1000 and the Beijing ATP 500.

Standing between Medvedev and a place in the Vienna final is seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz. The 23-year-old Spaniard beat American Tommy Paul 6-4 in the first set and 7-2 in the tie-break of the second set in the quarter-final. Alcaraz reminded reporters that he has won 14 ATP 500 matches this season without losing any of them. He said he was happy to win the match in two sets.

On the other side of the draw, Alexander Zverev reached the semi-finals by beating British player Arthur Fery 6-0, 6-2, a day after guaranteeing the world No. 1 ranking. The match, a rematch of this year's Wimbledon semi-final, lasted 58 minutes. Zverev sent a strong message to his rivals.