World number five Russian Daniil Medvedev qualified for the first time for the final of the Paris Masters 1000 tennis, defeating Canadian Milos Raonic (17th) in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).
Medvedev (24 years old) thus reaches his first final of the season and will seek a third Masters 1000 trophy, after those won in Cincinnati and Shanghai in 2019.
The second semifinal opposes the Spanish Rafael Nadal (No. 2) and the German Alexander Zverev (No. 7) starting at 15:30 GMT.
– Paris Masters 1000
– Men’s Individual – Semifinals:
Daniil Medvedev (RUS / N.3) defeated Milos Raonic (CAN / N.10) 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). AFP (HN)