Top 5 Photos 3/3: A frustrated Medvedev crumbles to Lajovic

It was a day full of exciting action at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and at the Rotterdam Open. Elina Svitolina set up a quarterfinal battle with her doubles partner Victoria Azarenka, while Daniil Medvedev was overcome by anger and took an early exit.

These are the Top 5 Photos from Wednesday:

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Daniil Medvedev

After claiming 20 consecutive matches, Medvedev has taken two straight losses. In his Rotterdam opener, the Russian fell to Dusan Lajovic, 7-6 (4), 6-4, which will narrow his chances of moving up to world No. 2 this week. Towards the tail end of the match, Medvedev was overcome by emotion and brutally smashed his racquet, obtaining a point penalty for doing so.

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2

Garbine Muguruza

The Spaniard was just one game away from shutting down reigning Doha champion Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets. That wasn't in the cards as the Belarusian pushed things into a deciding set. In the end, Muguruza managed to come out on top, posting a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 scoreline to advance to the quarterfinals.

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3

Elina Svitolina

Svitolina absolutely shined under the lights in Doha against Japan's Misaki Doi. The No. 1 seed's dominant, 6-1, 6-2, showing at the 500-level event sets up a quarterfinal clash with her doubles partner Victoria Azarenka. The two fell yesterday in their opening doubles match against Laura Siegemund and Elena Vesnina in a deciding 10-point tiebreaker.

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4

Kei Nishikori

The world No. 45 followed up his impressive first-round win over Felix Auger-Aliassime with another solid victory against Alex de Minaur. Nishikori claimed a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 win to move into Rotterdam's quarterfinals, his first last-eight appearance since Wimbledon in 2019.

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5

Andrey Rublev

Three-time major champion Andy Murray really pushed Rublev hard in the opening set, but the world No. 8 withstood Murray's energy and spirit to post a 7-5, 6-2 win. Rublev rolls into Rotterdam's last eight.

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