No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia had little trouble defeating French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2, 6-4 in the Round of 16 at the Open 13 Provence on Thursday in Marseille, France. Medvedev had an automatic bye into the second round and played his first match of the week Thursday.

MARSEILLE – Former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev reached his first quarter-final of 2025 in Marseille on Feb 13, as China’s Zhang Zhizhen stunned fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz. Eighth-ranked Medvedev defeated French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2, 6-4 in a repeat of the 2021 final, which the Russian also won.

The top seed Daniil Medvedev will compete in the quarter-final of the ATP 250 event in Marseille. The former champion faced a qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the second round and earned a rock-solid 6-2, 6-4 victory in an hour and nine minutes.

Eight players remain in contention for the 2025 ATP Open 13 Provence title in Marseille. Defending champion Ugo Humbert is battling some physical issues, while top-seeded Daniil Medvedev, who claimed this trophy back in 2021,