Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev made a successful debut at the 2024 Australian Open. The Moscow native defeated Frenchman Terence Atman. Medvedev’s opponent withdrew in the fourth set due to health problems (5:7; 6:2, 6:4; 1:0).

The meeting of the tennis players lasted exactly 2 hours 37 minutes.

Medvedev served nine times, committed four double faults and converted 6 break points out of 19 won.

Atman had 12 aces, seven double faults and three out of eight converted break points.

Medvedev’s next opponent in Melbourne will be Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori.

“It hasn’t been this hot in the seven days I’ve been here. I got physically ill during the match. But tennis is always a game between two opponents. I’ve never played with him before, his forehand and The back is at his level. I saw that what happens to him, can he move. I wish him a good rest on the beach! – said Medvedev after the match.

“I have experienced the worst moments with the public in all the Grand Slam tournaments, and I have also experienced the best moments with all the spectators. I cannot choose where the public is the worst and where is the best. I think you know my relationship with the public “The US Open is special, but I don’t want to put anyone down. As I said in the first press conference, I want to develop a different attitude towards the spectators. I want to give love to the spectators and receive the same in return. Now I am trying to achieve peace with myself, and this will allow me to live in peace and harmony with the public. That’s what I’m trying to do. Let’s see if it works. I hope everything works out,” Daniil added.

“This is Medvedev’s first match. You probably noticed that all the leaders started strong: Djokovic, Tsitsipas and Fritz. Medvedev came in and looked for his game. He wanted to play at full strength, so he lost the set , doing a lot of “It’s just the beginning,” said Anna Dmitrieva, 18-time USSR tennis champion and now a commentator.

“I think the refusal was also due to the fact that Medvedev exhausted his opponent a little. Atman did not have enough strength and nervous tension played a role. If for Daniil the central court with a large number of spectators is familiar, so when opponents of this rank show up – it’s a bit unusual.

Danya sets the pace and you have to work every ball with him. It’s very difficult to play against Medvedev. First of all, it’s Dani’s credit. A good start for Medvedev,” said two-time Grand Slam doubles winner Russian Andrei Olkhovsky.

“Medvedev has not yet fully revealed himself. He played very carefully, but reliably. But in the first round there was no need to show his maximum form. Everything is still ahead, there will be more worthy opponents. For the first round, a good match and victory,” emphasized the honored coach of the Russian tennis player Viktor Yanchuk.

The third match day of the 2024 Australian Open men’s tennis championship will take place on January 16. The schedule looks like this:

Roman Safiullin (Russia) – Tallon Grikspor (Netherlands, 28 years old) – field no. 7 – start of the match at 03:00 Moscow time.

Casper Ruud (Norway, 11) – Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spain) – Margaret Court Arena – match starts at 04:00 Moscow time.

Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria, 13) – Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) – John Kane Arena – match does not start until 04:30 Moscow time.

Holger Rune (Denmark, 8) – Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) – Rod Laver Arena – the match does not start until 06:00 Moscow time.

Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan, 31) – Sumit Nagal (India, Q) – Field No. 6 – match does not start until 06:30 Moscow time.

Alexander Zverev (Germany, 6) – Dominik Köpfer (Germany) – Margaret Court Arena – match starts at 11:00 Moscow time.

Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 2) – Richard Gasquet (France) – Rod Laver Arena – the match does not start until 12:30 Moscow time.

The current Australian Open champion is Serbian Novak Djokovic.

Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru


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