Daniil Medvedev lost sharply against the American Taylor Fritz for his entry into the Masters this Sunday.
The Russian Daniil Medvedev, 4th in the world, lost to the American Taylor Fritz (5th) in two sets 6-4, 6-3 during the first day of the ATP Masters, Sunday in Turin. Medvedev, winner of the “masters tournament” in 2020 and finalist of the 2021 edition, let go at the end of the first set, conceding the first round with a series of three double-faults.
The Russian, who was eliminated as soon as he entered the Masters 1000 in Paris, gave up his serve in the sixth game of the second set to be led 4-2. He then lost his ground, as sometimes already this season, mentally, received a penalty point for a gesture of humor and was whistled by the Turin public for his behavior in the seventh game.
At 40-0 for his opponent, he pretended to receive Fritz’s service by holding his racket by the sieve. Fritz is participating in the Masters for the second time in his career. He reached the final four for his first participation in 2022.
“My service was the key, he is someone who returns very well, I offered myself on my service games without too much pressure, which allowed me to concentrate on his service games”he explained. The other meeting of this group “Ilie Nastase” In the evening, the world No.1 and big favorite, Jannik Sinner, will oppose the Australian Alex De Minaur.
