Daniil Medvedev suffered during a set against Jannik Sinner. But the Russian, with his experience, finally won 1/6 6/1 6/2 in 1h19.
However, Jannik Sinner put on a show for a set: winning points galore, two break points (out of two opportunities) converted and in the end the first set was won 6/1.
" In the first set, I couldn't put a ball in the courtsaid Daniil Medvedev. Then in the next two sets I played very well, while my opponent lowered his level. "
Although he already has all the shots in the game and a great mind, the winner of the last Next Gen ATP Finals doesn't have the same level of experience as Daniil Medvedev, the world's No. 5 and No. 1 seed.
Better than in 2017?
And once the surprise effect was over, the Russian took control of things. After 50 minutes of play, he equalised at one set to one (6/1). That was too much for Jannik Sinner, who could not do anything in the last set and lost 1/6 6/1 6/2 in 1h19. Born in August 2001, the young Italian, already "spotted" by most of the players on the circuit, will no doubt have many opportunities to take his revenge...
Daniil Medvedev will face Gilles Simon of France in the quarter-finals on Friday. He has already reached this stage in 2017, when he made his only appearance in the final draw. He lost to Lucas Pouille.
