pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a are the only major champions left at this yearrsquo;s a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a. However, come Wednesday night just one will remain, with the pair set to meet in a blockbuster quarter-final clash in New York./ppTheir encounter at Flushing Meadows will be their third at a Grand Slam this year and if their previous matches are to go by, the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview'Arthur Ashe/a Stadium crowd and the fans watching globally will be in for a treat./ppBack in January, the No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Sinner rallied from two sets down to overcome Medvedev in a thrilling a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a final to clinch his first major. Sixth months later at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a, Medvedev gained revenge at the quarter-final stage, defeating the 23-year-old in five sets./ppMedvedev takes a 7-5 Lexus ATP Head2Head series lead into Wednesdayrsquo;s meeting and Sinner knows he will be pushed to his limit again./pp"[It will be] a tough match. There is going to be a lot of rallies, so hopefully I'll be ready physically. It's going to be a physical match, also a mental match," Sinner said. "I won in Australia, he then won innbsp;a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a. That was five sets. So hopefully it's going to be a good match. We'll try to do our best on court, hopefully you guys enjoy the next one and then we'll see how it goes."/pp/ppSinner is on a nine-match winning streak, having captured his third ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati last month. The top seed swept past American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a in the fourth round to reach the quarters in New York for the second time (l. to Alcaraz 2022) and has been impressive at majors all year, reaching at least the quarter-finals at all four Grand Slams. By doing so, he became just the eighth menrsquo;s singles player since 2000 to accomplish the feat./ppChasing a Tour-leading sixth title of the season and ninth semi-final, Sinner will be desperate to move past Medvedev, who seeded fifth, is the second-highest seed left in the draw behind Sinner after a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a fell earlier in the tournament./p[ATP APP]pMedvedev will be determined to pour cold water on Sinnerrsquo;s red-hot form and comes into the meeting with greater experience at Flushing Meadows. The 28-year-old has enjoyed his best moments at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a, where he captured his first and only major in 2021 when he beat Djokovic in straight sets. He then returned to the final last year but the Serbian Djokovic gained revenge./ppMedvedev won his first six meetings against Sinner before the Italian made improvements to his serve and showed a willingness to close the net more to counter Medvedevrsquo;s deep return position and flip the script in their rivalry. The 28-year-old feels he is prepared for what is to come./ppldquo;I feel like in a way we know our game and what we will try to bring on the table,rdquo; Medvedev said when asked about facing Sinner. ldquo;Then it comes to always these moments like a deuce and break points, maybe [Irsquo;ll] try to surprise./ppldquo;Hopefully we can have a great match, I know that if I want to beat him I will need to be at my best, which I have managed to do a couple of times. Itrsquo;s going to be a great match.rdquo;/ppstronga rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/jannik-sinner-vs-daniil-medvedev/s0ag/mm58" target="_blank"Sinner vs. Medvedev Lexus ATP Head2Head/a/strong/ptable tbody tr tdstrongYear/strongnbsp;/td tdstrongResultnbsp;/strong/td tdstrongEvent/strongnbsp;/td /tr tr td2024/td tdMedvedev d. Sinner/td tda href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a/td /tr tr td2024nbsp;/td tdSinner d. Medvedev/td tdMiami/td /tr tr td2024/td tdSinner d. Medvedev/td tda href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview'Australian Open/a/td /tr tr td2023/td tdSinner d. Medvedev/td tda href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a/td /tr tr td2023/td tdSinner d. Medvedev/td tdVienna/td /tr tr td2023/td tdSinner d. Medvedev/td tdBeijing/td /tr tr td2023/td tdMedvedev d. Sinner/td tdMiami/td /tr tr td2023nbsp;/td tdMedvedev d. Sinner/td tdRotterdam/td /tr tr td2022/td tdMedvedev d. Sinner/td tdVienna/td /tr tr td2021/td tdMedvedev d. Sinner/td tda href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a/td /tr tr td2021/td tdMedvedev d. Sinner/td tdMarseille/td /tr tr td2020/td tdMedvedev d. Sinner/td tdMarseille/td /tr /tbody/tablepMedvedev arrived at the major off the back of opening-round exits in Montreal and Cincinnati and produced a patchy first-round performance against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dusan-lajovic/l987/overview'Dusan Lajovic/a in New York, where he eventually prevailed in four sets. However, the fifth seed has been dominant since, defeating a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabian-marozsan/m0ci/overview'Fabian Marozsan/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/flavio-cobolli/c0e9/overview'Flavio Cobolli/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nuno-borges/bt72/overview'Nuno Borges/a in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a for the fifth time./ppThe former a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a champion, who is currently fourth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, holds a standout 9-1 record in major quarter-finals, with his only defeat coming to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview'Stefanos Tsitsipas/a at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a in 2021. Sinner is 3-5 at the same stage./ppSinner and Medvedev are both chasing their second major crowns and the winner will play 10th seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a or 25th seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a in the semi-finals. On the other side of the draw, Americans a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview'Frances Tiafoe/a are set to face off on Friday in the last four, a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.atptour.com/en/news/fritz-tiafoe-us-open-2024-american-history" target="_blank"guaranteeing an American Slam finalist/a for the first time since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-roddick/r485/overview'Andy Roddick/a in 2009./ppFor now, Sinner and Medvedev will be focused on the match in front of them, which is second in the night session on a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview'Arthur Ashe/a Stadium on Wednesday from 7 p.m. EDT/ 1 a.m. CET./pp[NEWSLETTER FORM]/p
