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Van de Zandschulp leaves the court to a warm ovation from the crowd on Ashe. He could have easily thrown in the towel, two sets down after 20 hours on court this week, but he matched Medvedev for much of the final two sets. He’ll be close to the top 50 in next year’s rankings and has the game to establish himself at that level.
Medvedev offers praise for his opponent: “It’s an amazing run, from qualis to get to the quarter-finals. I played grand slam qualis twice and never made it through! He can be a top 30, top 50 player, minimum.”
“He missed a lot in the first two sets, but he got better and found more power. I’m really happy with my serve in the fourth set, and to get through without a tie-break.”