The Russian Tennis Federation will play Croatia in the Davis Cup final after US Open champion Daniil Medvedev comfortably beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-4 to give his team an unassailable 2-0 lead in their semifinal tie on Saturday.
Medvedev’s win came after Andrey Rublev had demolished Dominik Koepfer 6-4 6-0 earlier in Madrid to set up a meeting with the 2018 champions Croatia on Sunday.
World No 2 Medvedev never looked in serious trouble against Struff, making just six unforced errors and saving the one break point he faced to seal the win in 66 minutes to send
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