Daniil Medvedev advances to first 2025 quarter-final in Marseille

Daniil Medvedev returned to form at the Open 13 in Marseille, winning a straight-sets match against French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-2, 6-4, to reach his first quarter-final of 2025. This victory comes after Medvedev faced early exits at the Australian Open and Rotterdam, and he is now seeking his first title since Rome in 2023. The match lasted about 70 minutes, with Medvedev winning an impressive 90% of his first serve points. In the quarter-finals, he is set to face either Jan-Lennard Struff or Hugo Grenier. Meanwhile, China's Zhang Zhizhen caused an upset by defeating fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz, securing his place in the quarter-finals with a score of 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-3. Zhang, who has now reached the quarter-finals in Marseille for the second consecutive year, highlighted his strategy of aiming for tie-breaks during matches.