MEDVEDEV REACHES ALMATY QUARTERFINALS

ALMATY, OCTOBER 22 /SRNA/ – Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has reached the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after defeating Japan's Sho Shimabukuro.

Medvedev beat Shimabukuro 6-2, 6-1 in a match that lasted 52 minutes.

The Russian is ranked fifth in the world, while Shimabukuro is ranked 109th.

Medvedev will face France's Terence Atmane in the quarterfinals.

The ATP tournament in Almaty has a prize fund of $1,075,160.