FILE PHOTO: Sep 9, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York,USA; Daniil Medvedev of Russia serves against Andrey Rublev of Russia (not pictured) in a men's singles quarter-finals match on day nine of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Russian Daniil Medvedev has become one of the smartest players in the men's game and like one of his nation's great chess players he invariably selects the right move.
The 24-year-old will face Austria's Dominic Thiem in the U.S. Open semi-final on Friday with the winner being tipped to go on and lift their first Grand Slam title.
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