Tennis fans were buzzing with excitement over Daniil Medvedev's recent victory against Alexander Zverev, which propelled the Russian to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Italian Open.Despite his previous three unsuccessful attempts at securing a victory at the Italian Open, Medvedev has now advanced to the last-eight stage of this year's Italian ATP 1000 tournament.Medvedev defeated Emil Ruusuvuori and Bernabe Zapata Miralles in earlier rounds. In the fourth round, he locked horns with Zverev for the third time this season and emerged victorious in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6(3).Medvedev's quarterfinal opponent will be Yannick Hanfmann, a qualifier who caused a major upset on Tuesday, May 16, by defeating Andrey Rublev in straight sets, 6-2 7-6(3).Tennis fans worldwide were elated with Daniil Medvedev's performance on clay, despite it not being his preferred surface. One fan even likened Medvedev's success to that of Maria Sharapova who excelled on clay despite initially struggling on the surface."Medvedev slowly entering his Sharapova era," the fan tweeted.Tomtetom@Tomtetom2@josemorgado Medvedev slowly entering his Sharapova era11@josemorgado Medvedev slowly entering his Sharapova eraOne fan expressed their admiration for Medvedev's recent consistent victories on clay and believes the Russian has a strong likelihood of winning the upcoming quarterfinal match."Its clay season and @DaniilMedwed keeps winning! What is his record starting with the winning streak, about 35-4? Something incredible like that. Has a good chance tomorrow also," they tweeted.Maria Panova@notsleeeping@josemorgado Its clay season and @DaniilMedwed keeps winning!What is his record starting with the winning streak, about 35-4? Something incredible like thatHas a good chance tomorrow also@josemorgado Its clay season and @DaniilMedwed keeps winning!What is his record starting with the winning streak, about 35-4? Something incredible like thatHas a good chance tomorrow alsoHere are a few more reactions from fans:PointsOfView@PointsOfView23@TennisTV @DaniilMedwed After their game in Monte Carlo I expected Sasha to make a bigger progress in him game than Daniil and catch up with him considering he is getting back from the injury. But apparently Daniil made a bigger progress)31@TennisTV @DaniilMedwed After their game in Monte Carlo I expected Sasha to make a bigger progress in him game than Daniil and catch up with him considering he is getting back from the injury. But apparently Daniil made a bigger progress)kr9pton@kr9ptonlulAZ after losing a 3hrs match vs Daniil, failing to serve it out twice and wasting 2 MPs: Medvedev is one of the most unfair players in the worldNot only did Daniil end him in press right after, but beat him again, now in straight sets 🤭Don't mess with Daniil Medvedev 🤷‍♂️917AZ after losing a 3hrs match vs Daniil, failing to serve it out twice and wasting 2 MPs: Medvedev is one of the most unfair players in the worldNot only did Daniil end him in press right after, but beat him again, now in straight sets 🤭Don't mess with Daniil Medvedev 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/rtWpgszSEPDemandred07@MRSDemandred@TennisTV @DaniilMedwed So clutch, that dropshot in the tiebreak was insane12@TennisTV @DaniilMedwed So clutch, that dropshot in the tiebreak was insaneTobiloba Ojemuyiwa@Ojemz_TI was initially scared this would be a dicey one for him.Zverev tho... He needs to win close matches like this to get his confidence back. twitter.com/TennisTV/statu…Tennis TV@TennisTVPlaying like a clay-court specialist @DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI23163Playing like a clay-court specialist 😏@DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI23 https://t.co/erFDo6wrRUI was initially scared this would be a dicey one for him.Zverev tho... He needs to win close matches like this to get his confidence back. twitter.com/TennisTV/statu…#letthemusicplay💙@angelickfSo here for it twitter.com/tennistv/statu…Tennis TV@TennisTVPlaying like a clay-court specialist @DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI2363263Playing like a clay-court specialist 😏@DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI23 https://t.co/erFDo6wrRUSo here for it twitter.com/tennistv/statu…Norreennnn 🏌🏻‍♀️@i_norreennnnRussian-GermanS supremacy on Clay twitter.com/tennistv/statu…Tennis TV@TennisTVPlaying like a clay-court specialist @DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI2363263Playing like a clay-court specialist 😏@DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI23 https://t.co/erFDo6wrRURussian-GermanS supremacy on Clay 🔥 twitter.com/tennistv/statu…José Morgado@josemorgadoBetter handshake this time. Third win for Daniil over Sascha at M1000 level in 2023 twitter.com/tennistv/statu…Tennis TV@TennisTVPlaying like a clay-court specialist @DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI232244Playing like a clay-court specialist 😏@DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI23 https://t.co/erFDo6wrRUBetter handshake this time. Third win for Daniil over Sascha at M1000 level in 2023 twitter.com/tennistv/statu…🎈@chaosvllThe madlad wants more of the dirt this year, beautiful twitter.com/TennisTV/statu…Tennis TV@TennisTVPlaying like a clay-court specialist @DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI2363263Playing like a clay-court specialist 😏@DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI23 https://t.co/erFDo6wrRUThe madlad wants more of the dirt this year, beautiful twitter.com/TennisTV/statu…TennisSection@Tennis_SectionClay is not Medvedev's least-favorite it seems. He's emerged as the favorite to make the final in his half of the draw. twitter.com/TennisTV/statu…Tennis TV@TennisTVPlaying like a clay-court specialist @DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI2363263Playing like a clay-court specialist 😏@DaniilMedwed records his 3rd successive victory over Alexander Zverev!#IBI23 https://t.co/erFDo6wrRUClay is not Medvedev's least-favorite it seems. He's emerged as the favorite to make the final in his half of the draw. twitter.com/TennisTV/statu…Palindromni galicizam@Eraserhead12@TennisTV @DaniilMedwed Zverev is in danger zone with his career@TennisTV @DaniilMedwed Zverev is in danger zone with his career"I’m happy with my level throughout the whole match" - Daniil MedvedevDaniil Medvedev at the 2023 Internazionali BNL D'ItaliaAfter beating Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev gave his thoughts on the match. The Russian acknowledged that although he made a few errors during the match, he was pleased with his overall performance.“He started to play a little bit better for sure,” Medvedev said. “We had some long games, and I should have played better on this game at 4-3… I should have done better from 40/0.”“I made a few easy errors, but that’s tennis and I knew that I had to continue. It was not an easy moment, [later I had a] set point to save. I’m happy with my level throughout the whole match, except this game and I’m really looking forward to the next match,” he added.With the victory, Daniil Medvedev extended his winning record against Alexander Zverev to 9-6. Not only that, but the Russian also surpassed Carlos Alcaraz to claim the top spot in the live rankings for the Race to the ATP Finals. With an impressive 3,480 points, he has edged out the Spaniard's 3,455 points.