Daniil Medvedev came from behind and, with a moment of brilliance, booked his place in the Italian Open semi-final at the expense of Martin Landaluce.

The Spaniard started strongly, but Medvedev turned the tide late on to record a 1-6 6-4 7-6 in two hours and 24 minutes and set up a meeting with Jannik Sinner in the final four.

Landaluce made a relentless start in Rome, converting both of his break point opportunities on his way to a 5-0 lead, before clinching the first set with his only set point.

After winning 26 of the 38 points in the first, and a rain delay, the 20-year-old found himself in a closer battle in the second as the pair exchanged breaks early on.

There were then three consecutive breaks of serve at the end of the second set, with two going in favour of Medvedev as the seventh seed forced a decider.

Landaluce made early inroads, breaking Medvedev's serve to start the third set, but the Russian, who had been 2-3 down before a stunning backhand return winner pulled him back into the match, responded with a break of his own in the sixth game.

The Spaniard saved three break points in the eighth, before Medvedev squandered three match points as the quarter-final headed for a tiebreak.

But Medvedev was able to avoid that scenario; after fending off a break point to take a 6-5 lead, Medvedev clinched victory with a break to love.

Data Debrief: Medvedev finds his edge

Equalling Sinner, only two active players have reached more career ATP Masters 1000 semi-finals than Medvedev (18) – Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev.

It is just his third on clay, after Monte Carlo in 2019 and claiming tournament victory in Rome in 2023, which is also the last time he reached the semi-final in this tournament.

This was Medvedev's 50th tour-level win on clay, but he faces a tough test in the next round, with Sinner currently on a 32-match winning streak at ATP-1000 level.