Sohu Sports News On the morning of August 22, Beijing time, the 2021 season men’s tennis ATP1000 series Cincinnati Open continued. In the men’s singles semi-finals, No. 4 seed Rublev lost a set, 2-6/6-3 /6-3 reversal defeated top seed Medvedev, this game is also the first time Rublev defeated his opponent. In another semi-final, Zvi Jr. beat No. 2 seed Sisipas 6-4/3-6/7-6. The men’s singles final will be held between Jr. Zvi and Lublev.
Lublev 2-1 Medvedev (2-6/6-3/6-3)
Medvedev is the best player in the last two seasons. He won 20 consecutive victories across the seasons and won three championships including the finals. He also broke into the Australian Open men’s singles final for the first time. After experiencing the mid-season volatility, Medvedev’s state has recently improved again, winning the Rogers Cup men’s singles championship, and winning streaks of McDonald, Dimitrov and Busta in this race. In the semifinals, he encountered compatriot Rublev. The latter has risen strongly in the last two seasons and has won multiple ATP500 series championships. This season, the Monka has entered the Masters final for the first time, and the competition in this station is a winning streak of Cilic and Memphis. And Pell. The two have played against each other 5 times before. Medvedev maintained a complete win record. This season, the two Australian Open quarterfinals have played against each other. Medvedev won in straight sets at that time.
In the first game, after Lublev made the first game, Medvedev held a 1-1 tie after experiencing two deuces in the second game. In the third game, Medvedev showed strong performance in receiving and serving, and he played consecutively. Rush to score, even break the lead to keep the score 3-1. In the fifth game, the quality of Lublev’s first serve was still not high. Medvedev established his advantage with a strong serve. After that, he used his good bottom line to beat his opponents and broke serve twice, winning the first set 6-2 with a total score of 1 -0 lead.
In the second set, Lublev’s serving status improved significantly, Medvedev also maintained an excellent serve, and the two each secured the score to 4-3 Lublev’s starting lead. In the eighth game, Medvedev’s serve suffered a strong impact. After fighting for more than 15 minutes to save four break points, Medvedev missed the game with a foreshot error. Then Lublev resisted his opponent to counterattack and won the serve. The game was won, 6-3 won the second set, and the total score came to a 1-1 tie.
In the deciding set, the opening stage was still the rhythm of their respective guards. Medvedev’s physical condition encountered problems. He once asked the defenders to enter the field during the break, and the scores came to a 3-3 tie with their respective guards. In the seventh inning, Medvedev’s serving state declined. Lublev got a 40-15 consecutive break point. After saving a break point, Lublev made a series of wonderful saves in a stalemate. Medvedev returned the ball and made a shallow rouble. Lev entered the court forehand and the winning backslash broke. Medvedev, who was behind, was difficult to organize a counterattack. The break point in the ninth game that was indispensable was also the match point. Then he lost the game on the net and Lublev broke serve to win the final set 6-3.
In the end, No. 4 seed Lublev defeated Medvedev 2-1, ending his five-game losing streak against the latter and breaking into the Masters men’s singles final for the second time in his career following Monka. The whole game took 2 hours and 21 minutes. Medvedev completed 8 ACES balls and 3 double errors in the game, while Lublev had 2 ACES balls and 5 double errors. The first serve success rate was 71%. , The first serve scoring rate of 73% is also ahead of the opponent. Medvedev led 25-22 on the winning points, and unforced errors were 34-39 lower than his opponent. On the break, Medvedev made 3 breaks with 7 break points, and Rublev made 4 breaks with 10 break points. Cash out.
Little Zwei 2-1 Sisi Pass (6-4/3-6/7-6)
The German star Zwei has been in a stable state for the past two seasons. He broke into the Australian Open semi-finals and the US Open finals last season. He won the Madrid championship and the men’s singles gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics this season. He won a streak of Harris, Pella and Rudd in this event. Break into the semifinals. This round of small and medium-sized Zvi met No. 2 seed Sisipas, the latter has the Moncas champion this season, the French Open is the first Grand Slam men’s singles final of his career, this station game as the No. 2 seed consecutive wins against Kodak and Soho Nego and Eliasim. The two have played against each other 8 times before. Sisipas has a greater advantage with 6 wins and 2 losses. This season, the two played against Acapulco in the finals of Zvi won the victory. In the semi-finals of the French Open, Sisipas played five sets. Win.
In the first set of the game, in the opening round, the scores reached 2-2. In the fifth game, the deadlock was broken. The score of Sisipas’ serve came to a 40-40 tie. Then Zvi Jr. received a high-quality serve. The down force forced Sisipas to shoot the net to send a break point. After that, the bottom line was stalemate. Sisipas backhanded and lost the game. Since then, Jr. Zvey has always maintained an excellent serving state and won 6-4 consecutively. The first set was won and the total score was 1-0.
In the second set, Sisipas suffered another shock in the first game. After the score reached 40-40, the bottom line was stubbornly backhanded. Little Zwei took the lead in seeking changes to backhand and scored a straight line to get the break point. Sisi was under pressure. Paz was throwing the ball out of bounds and lost the game. In the second game, Sisipas quickly launched a counterattack. Zvi Jr. made a volley error and sent consecutive break points. Sisipas failed to seize the opportunity. Jr. Zvi saved three break points to complete a 2-0 lead. Sisipas, who was behind in the score, began to counterattack. In the fourth game, he broke back and became a 2-2 tie. In the sixth game, Zvey made a mistake in the volley before the net and sent a break point. Sisipas then hit the forehand and broke the ball. Continue to ensure that Sisipas won the second set 6-3 and the total score came to a 1-1 tie.
In the deciding set, Sisipas wasted a break point in the first game, and then took the lead in the third game to get 40-15 consecutive break points and won the game. Then Sisipas broke serve for the second time in the fifth game. 4-1 is far ahead. Zvi, who was behind by a large score, launched a counterattack. After completing a break in the sixth game, he broke Sisipas’ serve in the tenth game to win the game, and the score came to a 5-5 tie. Afterwards, their respective teams entered the tie-breaker. Zvi started to take the lead after a 2-2 tie in the small score. In the end, he won the tie-break 7-4 and won the tiebreaker.
In the end, Zvi Jr. narrowly defeated Sisipas 2-1 and advanced to the Cincinnati final against Lublev. The whole game took 2 hours and 41 minutes. In the game, Zvey completed 15 ACES balls and 4 double faults. Sisipas had 4 double faults on 10 ACES balls. Zvey took the lead with a 75% success rate. The scoring rate is 71% and slightly behind. Sisipas made 4 breaks with 8 break points, and the small Zvi broke 4 with 5 break points.Return to Sohu to see more
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