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Daniil Medvedev has quietly emerged as a serious contender for the Italian Open title.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A month on from his shocking 6-0, 6-0 loss in Monte Carlo<\/a>, the Russian appears to have re-captured his best clay-court form in Italy.<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, the 30-year-old advanced to a second career Italian Open quarter-final after beating Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-3, 6-2 in Rome.<\/p>\n

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Will Daniil Medvedev ever win another Grand Slam title?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Medvedev<\/a> will now play lucky loser Martin Landaluce for a place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Thursday\u2019s clash, Medvedev has already achieved a stunning ATP feat that places him in the same discussion as Novak Djokovic<\/a> and Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev has reached multiple quarter-finals at all nine Masters 1000 events<\/h2>\n

Upon defeating Tirante on Tuesday, Daniil Medvedev has now twice reached the quarter-finals in Rome.<\/p>\n

Medvedev first accomplished the feat in 2023, before going on to win the title.<\/p>\n

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As per statisticians OptaAce, Medvedev is now only the third active player to reach multiple quarter-finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 events.<\/p>\n

The other two active players to do so are Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n

Medvedev will hope to qualify for his third Masters 1000 semi-final of this year when he plays Spanish youngster Martin Landaluce on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Landaluce, who also reached the Miami Open quarter-finals earlier this year, is considered to be one of the most exciting young talents on the ATP Tour alongside the likes of Alexander Blockx and Rafael Jodar.<\/p>\n

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Can Rafael Jodar fill the void left by Carlos Alcaraz?<\/h3>\n

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Medvedev and Landaluce have never played each other before on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n

The winner of their contest will play Jannik Sinner or Andrey Rublev in the Italian Open semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev\u2019s projected path to the Italian Open title<\/h3>\n
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    Daniil Medvedev\u2019s first Masters 1000 quarter-final<\/h2>\n

    In 2019, Daniil Medvedev secured his place in a Masters 1000 quarter-final for the very first time.<\/p>\n

    At the Monte Carlo Masters, Medvedev defeated Joao Sousa, Radu Albot and Stefanos Tsitsipas; setting up a clash with tennis legend Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n

    Medvedev proceeded to stun the Serbian superstar, winning their quarter-final contest 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cNovak was not amazing first set, so I needed to hold my level and take my chances,\u201d Medvedev told reporters after the match. \u201cThat\u2019s what I did. Nothing much to say.<\/p>\n

    \u201cSecond set he managed to raise up his level, even though I had break point in the beginning. I tried to stay with him till then to try to break back. <\/p>\n

    \u201cDidn\u2019t happen, but I think it helped me to stay straightaway also close in the third set, that I didn\u2019t let him win, like, 6-2 the second set or something like this.<\/p>\n

    \u201cAnd third set at one moment he broke. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because of me or because of him, but I\u2019m happy that I managed to maintain my level throughout the whole match.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Medvedev was defeated in the semi-finals by Dusan Lajovic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n