Medvedev out as Tsitsipas reaches Mallorca semis

PALMA, Spain, June 24 (AFP): World number one Daniil Medvedev lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals of the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the last four.

Medvedev was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Bautista Agut who avenged his defeat by the Russian in last week's quarter-finals at Halle.

"I had to play very good to beat Daniil. He's the number one, the last champion here in Mallorca. He just beat me a few days ago. I played a really complete match," said Bautista Agut.

Bautista Agut broke Medvedev once in the first set and twice in the second as he earned a fourth win in five meetings with the US Open champion.

The loss marks the end of Medvedev's grass-court season. He is one of several players banned from Wimbledon following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.