Vienna Open: Medvedev outlasts Dimitrov, books quarter-final spot

Russian Daniil Medvedev, the top seed, edged out Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open at the Wiener Stadthalle on Thursday afternoon.

The victory was Medvedev’s 62nd of the season, and means he’ll contest his 14th quarter-final of 2023 in Vienna. Medvedev, ranked No 3, will play Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 8 seed, next.

The Russian beat Frenchman Arthur Fils (6-4, 6-2) ahead of his victory, while in the previous round of the Vienna tournament, Dimitrov, ranked No 17, won against Italian Lorenzo Musetti (6-3, 6-4).

Vienna ATP500, other second-round results (Wiener Stadthalle, EUR 2.409.835, most recent results first):

• Frances Tiafoe vs. Gael Monfils
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Jannik Sinner
• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Tomas Machac
• Borna Gojo (WC) beat Tommy Paul (6): 6-3, 6-4
• Andrey Rublev (3) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 7-5, 6-3
• Alexander Zverev (5) beat Cameron Norrie: 6-2, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov beat Jiri Lehecka: 6-3, 6-1