Medvedev outfoxes De Minaur to open account in Turin
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a further outlined his credentials as one of the Tourrsquo;s sharpest tacticians on Tuesday at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a.
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pThe fourth seed produced an expertly measured performance to prevail 6-2, 6-4 over a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a and get up and running at the season finale. Medvedev, the 2020 champion, had all the answers in a chess-like battle to improve to 7-3 in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry.nbsp;/p
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pMedvedev looked transformed from the erratic player who fell to a straight-sets defeat by a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a in his opening-round match. In his clash with De Minaur, he did not face a single break point, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and outhit his opponent 24 winners to 10./p
p ldquo;I went into this match blocking the noise, even from myself,rdquo; said Medvedev, who is making his sixth consecutive appearance at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a. ldquo;I really didnrsquo;t care what was happening on the court, I just tried to play, and it was a good feeling. Sometimes itrsquo;s good to block it [the noise], and I did that well today.
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pldquo;After the last match, I was too tired mentally to fight the way I usually do. [So,] I went into the match [today] just trying to hit some shots, even thinking about next year. What is going to work well today and whatrsquo;s not. It worked well, so Irsquo;m okay with it.rdquo;/p
pIn a match that thoroughly contrasted his opener with Fritz, Medvedev was ruthless in attack throughout the encounter. The 28-year-old was particularly dialled in throughout the opening set, during which he effectively limited the Australianrsquo;s ability to take the upper hand, winning 20 out of 31 baseline points./p
pThe second set was more evenly contested, but Medvedev came alive in a crucial ninth game to break serve and close in on his first Top 10 win on hard courts since March.nbsp;/p
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pMedvedev's 78-minute triumph means that a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a could qualify for the semi-finals if he overcomes World No. 1 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a in their Tuesday evening clash. Medvedev will seek to bolster his hopes of progressing from the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-newcombe/n044/overview'John Newcombe/a Group when he takes on the Italian on Thursday.nbsp;/p
pThe loss is a blow to De Minaurrsquo;s hopes of making it to the knockout stage on his debut appearance in Turin. The 25-year-old, who will face Fritz in his final round-robin match, is now 0-2 in the group./p
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