It’s when we see him holding his racket by the handle to return a first ball from Taylor Fritz, not the lightest of servers, that we say to ourselves that Daniil Medvedev was not having a great day. The Russian was beaten this Sunday, November 10, by the American (6-4 6-3). A defeat which already places him in the red zone as he will have to face Alex De Minaur and world number 1 Jannik Sinner in the coming days.
Breakdown on Fritz’s break in the second set
The first set was disputed, however, between the two men. The Russian and the American seemed to be heading towards a tie-break but the world number 4 finally failed on his throw-in to offer the first set to Fritz, who was not asking for so much, by committing three consecutive double faults.
The second set was also very close, until the sixth game. On the break point, Daniil Medvedev placed an attack on which Taylor Fritz attempted a lob which died on the baseline. The beginning of the end for Medvedev and above all the beginning of his show. Frustrated, the 2021 US Open winner swung his racket, hitting one of the court microphones. After receiving a penalty point, the Russian spoke at length with the official before swinging.
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It is therefore a new defeat for Daniil Medvedev, around ten days after being surprised at Paris-Bercy by Alexeï Popyrin. Taylor Fritz scored a 27th top 10 in his career, his seventh of the season.
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