World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev produced a dominant performance against German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann to reach his first Italian Open semi-final, cruising to a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Thursday.

Medvedev, who has described himself as a “hard court specialist”, had never won a match in Rome before this year’s tournament but has produced some of his best tennis to reach the last four on clay for the first time since Monte Carlo in 2019.

“I am feeling great,” Medvedev said. “I said before the tournament I was feeling really great in practice.

“It is always a danger to say this if you lose the first round and you think, ‘Why did I say this’. But I am proving it.”

Medvedev soaked up Hanfmann’s powerful hitting and controlled the baseline exchanges, dominating with his big first serve to wrap up the win in an hour and 20 minutes.

Medvedev will meet world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas who triumphed over Borna Coric with a 6-3, 6-4 win later in the evening.