PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev saved two match points to overcame Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) and keep alive his Paris Masters title defense on Friday.

Zverev ended a five-match, two-year losing streak against Medvedev.

No. 3-ranked Zverev will play No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. They just met in the Vienna final last weekend when Sinner won 7-5 in the third. Their head to head is at 4-4.

Zverev saved both match points against Medvedev on serve at 4-5 in the deciding set. Medvedev, who beat Zverev in the 2020 Paris final, rallied in the tiebreaker to 5-5 but Zverev pulled away again to win after 2 1/2 hours.

“Daniil is kind of my kryptonite, I don’t like playing him,” Zverev said in his on-court interview. “He’s somebody who has had my number for the last couple of years.

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