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Top 5 Photos 11/18: Medvedev's magic takes out Djokovic

By Jordaan Sanford

Daniil Medvedev avenged his loss to Novak Djokovic at this year's inaugural ATP Cup by dominating the court from start to finish. The world No. 4's victory puts him in the semifinals, and it eliminated Diego Schwartzman from the year-end event.

These are the Top 5 photos for Wednesday.

1

Daniil Medvedev

There were no holes that Djokovic could find against the Medvedev machine. The Russian was on a mission, and he posted a 6-3, 6-3 score against the world No. 1 to secure his spot in the semifinals. It's a long way from 2019 when Medvedev went 0-3 in London.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Daniil Medvedev of Russia hits a backhand return during his singles match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during Day 4 of the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena on November 18, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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2

Alexander Zverev

The German is up and running in London after taking out Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. The 2018 champion has kept his bid for a semifinal spot alive, as he next faces Djokovic on Friday.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Alexander Zverev of Germany plays a shot during his singles match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina on Day 4 of the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena on November 18, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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3

Diego Schwartzman

The world No. 9 always puts up a fight and even though he didn't have the best showing on Monday against Rafael Nadal, he came prepared to play against Zverev. Things didn't swing his way in the 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 match, though he managed to fight back to push the affair to a deciding set.

"I‘m happy because I almost did a good comeback," he said. "The match was going his way quickly. Then, I found a way to fight back in the second set."

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Diego Schwartzman of Argentina stretches for a forehand shot during his singles match against Alexander Zverev of Germany on Day 4 of the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena on November 18, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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4

Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers

Granollers and Zeballos improved their head-to-head lead to 2-1 against Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares by inching past the US Open champions, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 10-8. The duo remains unbeaten as they improve to 2-0 in Group Bryan.

Spain's Horacio Zeballos and Spain's Marcel Granollers celebrate a point against Brazil's Bruno Soares and Croatia's Mate Pavic in their men's doubles round-robin match on day four of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London on November 18, 2020. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
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5

Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Jurgen Melzer

Though John Peers and Michael Venus controlled most of the match, Eduoard Roger-Vasselin and Jurgen Melzer managed to stick around just long enough. In the deciding supertiebreaker, Roger-Vasselin and Melzer would erase five match points to take the match, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 12-10.

France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin (R) and Austria's Jurgen Melzer (front) embrace after winnning the match against Australia's John Peers and New Zealand's Michael Venus in their men's doubles round-robin match on day four of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London on November 18, 2020. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
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