Medvedev defeats Kukushkin

The Russian Daniil Medvedev reached QF of St. Petersburg Open 2018. On Thursday he prevailed over Mikhail Kukushkin, who won this tournament 8 years ago – 6/3, 6/4.Daniil converted 3 break points out of 5 dropping only 1 game on his serve.

«I felt a bit better today, but I still feel the repercussions of my recent sickness,- Daniil said in his post-match on-court interview. – Sometimes it was hard to breathe during long rallies, but I’m happy I ended up winning them and haven’t dropped a set yet at this tournament», – the Russian said. Medvedev will play in QF against the winner of the match Dominic Thiem (Austria) vs. Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany).