DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Prime-seeded Daniil Medvedev did not have time to consider the right way to return Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s blazing serves on the the Dubai Championships on Wednesday.
Medvedev, ranked No. 6, nonetheless reached the quarterfinals after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the 21-year-old Frenchman.
The Russian participant was requested about going through serves exceeding 143 mph.
“You have no time so it is pure reflexes and typically it makes life even simpler as a result of as I say, you do not assume a lot,” Medvedev mentioned in his on-court interview. “Should you do not return it, you are not even dissatisfied. There have been some second serves that I missed, and I used to be dissatisfied. You simply attempt to do your finest, and I managed fairly nicely at present.”
Medvedev, the Dubai champion in 2023, broke Mpetshi Perricard’s serve as soon as in every set. The Frenchman dedicated twice as many unforced errors — 44 — as winners and did not create any break level alternatives.
Up subsequent for Medvedev is Tallon Griekspoor, who superior by beating defending champion Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion who eradicated second-seeded Alex de Minaur within the first spherical, moved into the quarterfinals by beating Alexei Popyrin 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. The 36-year-old Croat will face Felix Auger-Aliassime for a spot within the final 4.