Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia beat John Isner of the United States 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday night in the National Bank Open semifinals. Medvedev knocked off the 6-foot-10 Isner to set up a final against 6-11 American Reilly Opelka, a 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-4 winner over third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the afternoon. “I actually watched almost all of his matches,” Medvedev said about Opelka. The 36-year-old Isner won two weeks ago in Atlanta for his 16th career title. Opelka ended the match with one last blast of a serve that Tsitsipas simply couldn’t corral.

Source: The Hindu August 15, 2021 01:30 UTC