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The 2021 Canada Masters champion Daniil Medvedev is through into the quarter-final in Toronto. Daniil took down Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-4 in the third round, sealing the deal in an hour and 33 minutes to remain on the title course.
The Russian tamed his strokes nicely and hit 16 winners and 19 unforced errors. The Italian sprayed 26 unforced mistakes, missing equally from both wings. Daniil dropped six points behind the first serve and lost serve once from two chances offered to his rival.
Musetti could not follow that pace, getting broken three times and ending his campaign in the third round. Medvedev won eight points more than his rival, earning the advantage in the shortest range up to four strokes despite hitting the same number of service winners as his opponent.
Both players were off to a reliable start, with no chances for the returners in the opening six games.
Daniil Medvedev ousted Lorenzo Musetti in the Canada Masters third round.
Daniil fired an ace down the T line in the fourth game for 2-2 before Lorenzo placed a perfect running short forehand crosscourt winner at the net in the next one.
The Italian sprayed a forehand error two games later to face a break point. Lorenzo denied it with an ace and squandered a game point before Daniil seized the second break opportunity with a running forehand crosscourt winner that pushed him 4-3 in front.
A service winner sent the Russian 5-3 up, and he served for the opener at 5-4. Daniil held at 15 to wrap up the opener 6-4 in 43 minutes, hoping for more in set number two. Lorenzo wasted a game point at 1-1 in the second set and got broken on the third break point after a forced error.
Medvedev cemented the advantage with a service winner in game four, taking another step toward the finish line. Ready to fight until the end, the Italian broke back in the sixth game after the rival's costly double fault. Daniil exchanged a few words with the chair umpire without losing his focus.
Medvedev pushed strong on the return in the seventh game and broke at love after Musetti's backhand error for a 4-3 advantage. Daniil trailed 30-0 in the eighth game before taking four straight points and clinching it with a service winner.
Lorenzo served to stay in the match in game nine and held at love to prolong the action. Medvedev played well in the tenth game and held at love with a booming serve for a place in the quarter-final.