MADRID (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev sent the Russian Tennis Federation through to a Davis Cup semifinal against Germany by beating Sweden’s Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-4 on Thursday for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the tie.
World number five Andrey Rublev had earlier overcome Ymer’s older brother Elias 6-2 5-7 7-6(3).
Medvedev, the world number two, served for the match at 5-2 in the second set but suffered a break of serve and collected a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct for his reaction.
Ymer, who had been 4-3 up in the first set, then held serve before Medvedev collected himself and closed out the match with an ace. The Russians will play Germany on Saturday.
“Today I should have served better but really happy to bring the point to the team,” said 25-year-old Medvedev, who served seven aces to Ymer’s one.
Rublev had to contend with a much more spirited fightback from the older Ymer before winning in two hours and 10 minutes.