Daniil Medvedev advances in Beijing

Daniil Medvedev booked his place in the next round of the ATP 500 event in Beijing. The Russian comfortably defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 22 minutes on court. The third seed will face Jan-Lennard Struff in the next round.

Medvedev put pressure on Carreno Busta's service games from the early stages. The Russian created several break-point opportunities and converted one to move 3-2 ahead. He protected his advantage until the end of the set to take it 6-4.

The former world No. 1 could have found himself behind in the second set, but he saved several break points at 1-2. Medvedev then produced a strong run to secure the victory with a 6-2 second set.

The Russian hit 12 aces and converted half of his break-point opportunities (3/6), while Carreno Busta failed to break his opponent's serve, going 0/3 on his chances.

Medvedev recorded his sixth victory over the Spaniard and continued his winning run from the tournament in Hangzhou. He and Novak Djokovic are the only two remaining players in Beijing who have previously reached the final of the event.