Oct 30 (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev secured a place at the season-ending ATP Finals for the seventh time after overwhelming Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-3 to reach the Vienna Open semi-finals on Friday.
The 30-year-old Russian, who missed out on the season finale last year after qualifying every year from 2019 to 2024, joined Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton in the eight-man field.
Jannik Sinner has also qualified but will not compete due to injury, leaving four places still available.
Medvedev has enjoyed a resurgent season in which he has surpassed the 50-win mark for the first time since 2023 and claimed four titles.
Medvedev took control early against Mannarino with a break of serve and eased through the opening set.
The former U.S. Open champion broke again at 3-3 in the second set and closed out the match with another break.
Medvedev will next face Alcaraz, who defeated Tommy Paul 6-4 7-6(2).
(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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