The meeting lasted two and a half hours and ended with the victory of the German in three sets with the score 6:4, 5:7, 6:4. Medvedev lost to Zverev for the first time since the 2021 ATP Finals finale.
In general, the start of the tournament was not the most successful for tennis players and Russian tennis players. And unlike his compatriots, Daniel passed the second round as calmly as possible. In the first round, the Russian was left without an opponent and started his performance in the second round. Medvedev met Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who had previously beaten Daniel Evans. The Russian tennis player won a landslide victory with the score 6:3, 6:2.
Zverev started his performance with a match against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and won with the score 6:2, 6:2. In the second round, the German hit the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. The match was not as confident as in the first round, but ended with Zverev winning in straight sets with the score 7:5, 6:4.
Medvedev and Zverev often meet. There were 15 meetings in total. Until this season, the score was even, but in 2023 all three meetings ended in victory for the Russian.
Daniil was definitely the favorite of the match. This was evidenced by the statistics of personal encounters and Zverev’s performance after the injury. The whole game of Medvedev’s first set, Zverev looked more confident, despite having more unforced errors. 15 against 11 for the Russian. In the second set, Medvedev’s adaptation ended and his game stabilized, while Zverev, on the contrary, began to become more nervous and finicky. In the third set, the opponents moved quickly towards the denouement, and in this mental battle, Medvedev’s chances were rather better. But the German was able to overcome the uncertainty and complete the set and the meeting in his favor.
“Very tough conditions. Tough opponent. He doesn’t give any chances. You have to win exclusively by yourself, which I did today and I’m very happy with that. I tried to be patient, d ‘use my chances and opportunities. But there weren’t many of them.
This year I lost to Daniil three times, so I’m happy that I finally managed to win one,” Zverev said after the win.
In the next encounter, Zverev will meet Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.
For Medvedev, this defeat is a continuation of the modest performance of the North American series. In Toronto and Cincinnati, he played only 5 games and won only 3. And Zverev finally managed to break two unsuccessful streaks – defeats of top ten players, which have continued since Roland Garros 2022, and three straight defeats by Medvedev.
Yahya Gasanov, Athletistic
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