Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 6, 2021 Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates during his fourth round match against Chile's Cristian Garin REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Second seed Daniil Medvedev's new love affair with clay continued to blossom on Sunday with the Russian marching into the quarter-finals of the French Open with a commanding 6-2 6-1 7-5 win over Chilean 22nd seed Cristian Garin.
Medvedev, who has reached two Grand Slam finals on hardcourts but had never won a match in four previous appearances on the red clay at Roland Garros, came into the clash against Garin having lost in their previous meeting on clay, at the Madrid Masters.
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