Medvedev was wide awake in the following service game, benefited from a short period of weakness from Popyrin and found three match points at 0:40 - which his Australian counterpart was able to destroy and, accompanied by loud come-on calls, equalized to 5: 5. But then the Russian played an extremely sloppy service game, Popyrin sensed the chance and managed the rebreak after two sensational returns to zero.įor a few moments it looked again as if this third round duel would come to an end sooner or later. Up to the score of 5: 3, when the world number two was already serving on the match win, this match looked like it was decided. Medvedev made the early break in round two and quickly moved away to 4-1.
That should give the world number two a little motivational boost. In this, however, the Russian lived up to his role as a favorite and set 7: 3 to 1: 0 sets. Because Popyrin, who won the tournament for the first time on the ATP tour at the beginning of the year, presented himself in this third round duel from the start at eye level with the big favorite and forced Medvedev into the tie-break thanks to a strong service performance in round one. The Russian, who was to face Australian Alexei Popyrin in lap three, also had to work hard for his success. Medvedev has to fightĪlso in the round of 16 is the big favorite for the title in Miami, world number two Daniil Medvedev. In the round of 16, the South Tyrolean is now waiting for the winner of the clash between Emil Ruusuvuori and Mikael Ymer.
Sinner needed exactly two hours and 50 minutes for a feat of strength that the 19-year-old needed to convert a 4: 6 into a 4: 6, 7: 6 (2) and 6: 4 success. And that despite the fact that Sinner and Khachanov actually fought for almost three hours in the USA. The clash at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami, where Sinner and Khachanov were supposed to meet in round three, was the clearest matter in this Italian-Russian international match so far.
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