Hamad Medjedovic Downs Dominic Thiem, Reaches Maiden QF In Gstaad | ATP Tour | Tennis

#NextGenATP Serbian Hamad Medjedovic moved previous former World No. 3 Dominic Thiem 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on Wednesday on the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad to succeed in his maiden tour-level quarter-final.

The 20-year-old was aggressive all through the two-hour, 15-minute encounter, forcing Thiem into forehand errors together with his weight and depth of shot on the ATP 250 clay-court occasion.

Along with his third tour-level win of the season, Medjedovic has climbed two spots to eighth within the Pepperstone ATP Stay Subsequent Gen Race. The Serbian, who’s aiming to make his debut on the Next Gen ATP Finalswill subsequent face fourth seed Yannick Hanfmann. The German defeated Daniel Altmaier 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Thiem has tasted success in Gstaad earlier than, lifting the trophy in 2015. He leaves Switzerland holding an 8-16 file on the season, together with his finest outcome quarter-final runs in Estoril and Munich.

In earlier motion Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs clawed previous Yuri Rodionov 7-6(8), 4-6, 7-6(4) in two hours and 56 minutes. The 24-year-old will subsequent meet Swiss wild card Dominic Stricker or second-seeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic.