Medvedev outfoxes De Minaur to open account in Turin
Daniil Medvedev further outlined his credentials as one of the Tour’s sharpest tacticians on Tuesday at the Nitto ATP Finals.
The fourth seed produced an expertly measured performance to prevail 6-2, 6-4 over Alex de Minaur and get up and running at the season finale. Medvedev, the 2020 champion, had all the answers in a chess-like battle to improve to 7-3 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry.
In a match that thoroughly contrasted his opening-round defeat to Taylor Fritz, Medvedev was ruthless in attack throughout the encounter. The 28-year-old was particularly dialled in during the opening set, during which he effectively limited the Australian’s ability to take the upper hand, winning 20 out of 31 baseline points.
The second set was more evenly contested, but Medvedev came alive in a crucial ninth game to break serve and close in on his first Top 10 win on hard courts since March.
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Medvedev’s 78-minute triumph means that Taylor Fritz could qualify for the semi-finals if he overcomes World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in their Tuesday evening clash. Medvedev will seek to bolster his hopes of progressing from the John Newcombe Group when he takes on the Italian on Thursday.
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