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De Minaur shocks Medvedev to reach semis in Toronto

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The 24-year-old will next meet Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

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Alex de Minaur hits a return on his way to defeating Daniil Medvedev during their Canadian Open match. (The Canadian Press/AP pic)

TORONTO:
Alex de Minaur pulled off a gritty 7-6(7), 7-5 upset of second seed Daniil Medvedev at the Canadian Open on Friday to reach his first semifinal at a Masters 1000 event where he will face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

The speedy Australian fell 5-2 behind in the opener and had to fend off three set points before clinching the first set against the 2021 champion in Toronto.

The 24-year-old De Minaur had to rally from a break down twice in the second set before showing his resilience again thanks to his brilliant return game, sealing victory on the Russian’s seventh double fault.

Up next is a meeting with red-hot Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who swept aside American Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-2 earlier on Friday.

Davidovich Fokina holds a 2-1 lead over De Minaur in their head-to-head meetings.

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