Tennis-Medvedev clinches ATP Finals berth by reaching Vienna semi-finals


Tennis - ATP 500 - Vienna Open - Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria - October 30, 2026 Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates winning his quarter final match against France's Adrian Mannarino REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Daniil ⁠Medvedev secured a place at ⁠the season-ending ATP Finals for the seventh ‌time after overwhelming Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-3 to reach the Vienna Open semi-finals on Friday.

The 30-year-old ​Russian, who missed out ⁠on the season ⁠finale last year after qualifying every year from ⁠2019 ‌to 2024, joined Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton ⁠in the eight-man field.

Jannik Sinner has ​also qualified ‌but will not compete due to ⁠injury, leaving ​four places still available.

Medvedev has enjoyed a resurgent season in which he has surpassed ⁠the 50-win mark for ​the first time since 2023 and claimed four titles.

Medvedev took control early against Mannarino with ⁠a break of serve and eased through the opening set.

The former U.S. Open champion broke again at 3-3 in ​the second set and ⁠closed out the match with another break.

Medvedev ​will next face Alcaraz, ‌who defeated Tommy Paul 6-4 ​7-6(2).

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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