Almaty, Oct. 19 -- Daniil Medvedev battled past Australian qualifier James Duckworth 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the 2025 Almaty Open final.
Duckworth, whose run from qualifying included wins over two seeded players, pushed the world No. 4 hard in the opening set, saving two set points before edging the tiebreak 10-8. But Medvedev quickly steadied, breaking twice in the second set and again early in the third as his consistency from the baseline wore down the 33-year-old Australian.
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