Medvedev overcomes Krajinovic to set up Dimitrov clash at Indian Wells

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Oct 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev reached the fourth round at Indian Wells with a 6-2 7-6(1) victory over Serbia"s Filip Krajinovic on Monday and said he was pleased to reach 50 wins this season. The top-seeded Russian took to the court following a long rain delay and wasted no time in showing the kind of form that earned him a maiden Grand Slam title last month, going 4-0 up before taking the opening set. Krajinovic fought back in the second set to lead 4-2 before Medvedev found his groove to force a tie-break, which he dominated to claim the win. "I feel like I"m trying to play a little bit less ... just playing the biggest tournaments, or the ones that will get me back into shape," Medvedev said. "So I"m really happy that I managed to get 50 (wins). It means I was doing pretty good in a lot of them. "Filip is a really tough opponent. He"s always playing top tennis, tough matches, especially that second set. There were a lot of ups and downs, but a great level from both." Up next for world number two Medvedev is Grigor Dimitrov, who beat American Reilly Opelka 6-3 6-4 earlier in the day. Medvedev"s compatriot Andrey Rublev lost 6-4 3-6 7-5 to American Tommy Paul.

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