Russia’s Daniil Medvedev shook off a day of rain delays to beat Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-0 on Tuesday and reach the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, where he’s vying to improve on runner-up finishes the past two years.
Taking the court around 10:00 pm, four hours after he was slated to open the night session on Stadium Court, Medvedev took full advantage of Paul’s 31 unforced errors.
“It wasn’t an easy preparation,” Medvedev said. “We both were here early and then rain, rain, rain. I think we both went in rusty, he a little bit more than I did.”
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Paul had his opportunities, rallying after Medvedev jumped to a 4-0 lead to win four straight games.
But Medvedev won the next eight — pocketing the first set on a pair of Paul forehand errors, then racing through the second to seal it with one final break of the American’s serve.
“Pretty strange score,” Medvedev said. “Whoever won some games won them in a row.”
Medvedev, who fell to Carlos Alcaraz in each of the last two finals, next faces France’s Arthur Fils, a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 winner over American Marcos Giron in a match halted for more than three hours by rain in the first set.
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