After the start of the championship match was delayed by one hour and 40 minutes due to rain, the 27-year-old came out and produced a clean-hitting, consistent display at Centre Court.
Prior to this year, Medvedev had not won a match in his three previous trips in Rome, but he delivered a rock-solid performance in a rain-affected semi-final to advance to his first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 title event. Medvedev hit deep groundstrokes and used his drop shot efficiently th
The 20-year-old Danish tennis player prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to seal a win against the World No. 1 in a match that lasted for two hours and 19-minute triumph.
Tsitsipas will be facing the current Cincinnati champion Borna Coric, who ended the dream run of Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach his second straight ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal.