But Medvedev is aware of that he can have a tricky problem in Eubanks regardless of having a profitable document of their head-to-head. The American is on a nine-match profitable streak and the world No 3 mentioned: “Talking about Christopher, he's a great player. Miami was his first, let's call it, breakthrough in a way.

“That's where he went into the top hundred, coming from quallies, made quarters. His best result at the moment. He played great against me. It was a very tough match. I was on fire. I managed to beat him. But it was a tough one. Here he's on fire again. He just won his first ATP title. Here in the quarters beating Stefanos five sets, unbelievable.

“I know I need to be at my 100 per cent and absolute best physically, tennis-wise, and mentally to try to beat him.”