Following recent setbacks, Daniil Medvedev is regaining his footing on the grass courts. He secured a spot in the Halle Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, defeating Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Medvedev held a commanding 4-1 lead in the second-set tiebreaker, but Djere rallied to force a decisive third set. This victory comes as a welcome change for Medvedev, who suffered first-round exits at both the French Open and the Libema Open earlier this month.
The world No. 3 is looking ahead to his return to Wimbledon next month. He was unable to compete in the prestigious tournament last year due to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Medvedev's next opponent in Halle will be Roberto Bautista Agut. The eighth-seeded Spaniard advanced after defeating American Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 7-6 (2).
In other matches, Chilean Nicolas Jarry caused an upset, defeating second-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7), 7-5. Jarry will now face German Alexander Zverev, who defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4. Jan-Lennard Struff, a finalist in Stuttgart, also progressed, beating Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin 6-1, 7-6 (4) in their first-round encounter.
