"I kept my level high" - Medvedev ready for Raonic in Paris Masters semifinals

Daniil Medvedev and Milos Raonic will meet in the first semifinal match of the 2020 Paris Masters as both had something to say after their quarterfinal matches.

While Daniil Medvedev was very quick with his victory over Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals, Milos Raonic faced match points against Ugo Humbert in his quarterfinal match. Now, they are set up for the semifinal in Paris Bercy as the Russian leads the H2H 2-0 and will try to add the third victory.

"It was a good match," said Medvedev. "I kept my level high and he made some errors, which gave me control of the match. It didn't feel like a short match, as there are always rallies with Diego. I'm happy to have won quickly today. I'm pleased to have gone deep in Paris, as it will help for the [Nitto ATP Finals] in London. I produced some good tennis today."

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"I wouldn't necessarily say that that match point is the way I want to be playing too many points that I saved in that long rally. But I just tried to stick with it as much as possible, tried to find a way through and got a bit fortunate, hit a few balls close to the line," Raonic said. "Today it turned my way, but I've just got to keep plugging away. Doesn't necessarily mean it always will, but at least give it a chance for it to turn around."

"It was looking a little dark for me at the beginning, triple break point at the beginning [of the third set]," Raonic said. "But then I created some opportunities. It kept me around. And it's something that [has] happened maybe too many times before, that things have slipped because I haven't taken that step forward mentally. And I just tried to do something better today."

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