Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev garnered appreciation and received raging roars from crowd as 23-year-old me his fifth consecutive final at St. Petersburg Open upon beating Belarusian qualifier Egor Gerasimov 7-5, 7-5. Medvedev, who broke in 11th game of opener went on to close match after 91 minutes after he broke again in 11th game, a while after two players exchanged breaks midway through second set.

Just 5th active player to reach five consecutive finals

Standing at number 4 in world rankings, he also went on to become just fifth active player to reach five consecutive finals. He joined list after Roger Federer, Rafael Nal, Andy Murray and vak Djokovic. Medvedev is w all set to make an effort and reach for win in his third ATP Tour title of season (Sofia, Cincinnati) on Sunday. He will be competing against Croatian Borna Coric, who beat Portugal's Joao Sousa 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 to make his first ATP Tour final of 2019.

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He shared his happiness with media

Talking to local media, he said, "I'm extremely happy to be in my first final in my home country," while also ding, "I came here to try to win tournament, that's what I'm doing... I'm looking forward to [ final]. Tough opponent, and hopefully a great fight tomorrow."

Coric, while leing ir FedEx ATP He2He series 4-1, including ir past three meetings, has won ir past seven sets. players h also met at inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in 2017 where Coric h gone up to won in four sets. Medvedev is on way to create history. He has alrey won 23 of his past 26 matches in a stretch that includes four consecutive finals he me during rth American hard-court swing in Washington, Montreal, Cincinnati and at US Open.

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In ar news, Medvedev pushed World . 2 Rafael Nal to a classic five-set final in Flushing Meows almost two weeks ago, on September 8. This Sunday will see him back in ar final where he would try to become first Russian to win St. Petersburg Open title since Mikhail Youzhny in 2004.

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