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High two seeds Daniil Medvedev and Ugo Humbert will headline quarterfinal competitors in Marseille on Friday. Medvedev continues his marketing campaign in opposition to Jan-Lennnard Struff, whereas Humbert faces Lorenzo Sonego.
(7) Lorenzo Sonego vs. (2) Ugo Humbert Humbert and Sonego will likely be squaring off for the seventh time of their careers after they conflict within the quarterfinals of the Open 13 on Friday. The top-to-head collection is all tied up at 3-3, though it’s value noting–and likewise unsurprising–that every one three of Sonego’s victories have come on clay (two at Roland Garros). Humbert has gained each of their earlier hard-court encounters; 6-3, 6-4 on the 2021 Toronto Masters and 7-5, 3-6, 6-0 two years in the past in Beijing.
(1) Daniil Medvedev vs. Jan-Lennard StruffMedvedev took a late wild card into Marseille as he seeks to construct some much-needed momentum. The 28-year-old didn’t win a single title in 2024 and has fallen from his peak of No. 1 to eighth within the rankings. Medvedev is simply 3-2 up to now this season, however he started his event in encouraging trend–erasing Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday.
Up subsequent for the highest seed is an eighth assembly with Struff, who trails the head-to-head collection 6-1. They’ve confronted one another twice on indoor onerous courts, with Medvedev prevailing in a third-set tiebreaker at this similar Marseille occasion in 2017 and 6-4, 6-4 on the Davis Cup Finals in 2021. Struff has superior this week with victories over fortunate loser Manuel Guinar and qualifier Hugo Grenier–each in tough trend. The Forty sixth-ranked German is struggling proper now and has had main issues with Medvedev up to now, so rely on the Russian securing a spot within the semis.
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