Daniel Medvedev has once again showcased his prowess on the grand stage of the US Open securing his spot in the fourth round after a gripping encounter with Flavio caboi the Russian tennis star a former champion at Flushing Meadows fought hard to earn a 63 64 63 victory over the determined 22-year-old Italian continuing his impressive streak of r in the last 16 for six consecutive years from the outset it was clear that Medvedev faced a challenging opponent caboi ranked 31 Stone brought a fierce competitive spirit and a series of powerful rallies that energized the Arthur Ash Stadium crowd despite his promising play kobo's inexperience at this level proved a tough hurdle to overcome the match saw meddev falling behind twice in the third set but true to form he mounted a resilient comeback each time displaying the defensive skills that have become his trademark meddev who was seated fifth in the tournament described the match as tough acknowledging kobo's impressive performance especially in the latter stages he was just a little bit up and down and at one point started playing much better on my serve than his medv said the match turned on its head as Med medv managed to win the final three games ultimately sealing his victory on his second match point looking ahead meddev will face Portugal's Nuno bores in the next round this will be their second meeting with Medvedev having previously defeated bores in the same round at the Australian Open earlier this year meddev praised bores for his aggressive style noting that the Portuguese players's recent performance where he saved three match points against menik had been particularly impressive this year's US Open has already seen the surprising exits of top contenders like Novak jokovic and Carlos alcarez leaving Medvedev as the only former Champion remaining in the draw the Russian stars victory in 2021 when he denied jokovic a calendar Grand Slam remains a significant highlight of his career despite reaching the finals at the Australian Open and the semifinals at Wimbledon this year Medvedev has not added a title to his name since the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome last May as the tournament progresses medvedev's performance will be closely watched by fans and analysts alike with each match he continues to demonstrate why he remains a formidable force in the world of tennis stay subscribed for more videos