Medvedev powers his way through to U.S. Open final
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev dominated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-2 on Friday, reaching the U.S. Open final courtesy of a dozen aces in just a little over two hours.
The 2019 runner-up looked rock-solid at the start, firing off seven aces and never facing a break point in the first set, where he had just five unforced errors and broke Auger-Aliassime's serve in straight points in the seventh game.
Down a break in the next set, Medvedev looked like he might be in trouble but refused to give up as Auger-Aliassime twice failed to clinch on set point in the ninth game and Medvedev broke his serve.
A double fault from Auger-Aliassime in the 11th game - one of 10 across the entire match - helped Medvedev to another break before the Russian ran away with the momentum into the third set, where he dropped just one first-serve point. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Christian Radnedge)
