Former champion Daniil Medvedev beat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday to succeed in the third spherical of the Cincinnati Open the place Novak Djokovic was getting ready to start his U.S. Open preparations.
Medvedev, who additionally beat Musetti eventually week’s Canadian Open earlier than dropping within the quarter-finals, broke the Italian twice in every set and gained 82% of his first-serve factors en path to sealing victory in 77 minutes.
“We both made some mistakes, we both made some double faults and stuff like this,” third seed Medvedev, who served 5 double faults, mentioned throughout his on-court interview.
“But I managed to be a little bit better in the important moments and I felt like I was playing better and better during the match so that’s a positive thing and I’m looking forward for the next round.”
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Medvedev wobbled early as he failed to carry serve within the opening sport but it surely didn’t unsettle the tall Russian as he responded instantly with a break at love and struck once more within the eighth sport earlier than serving out the primary set.
Musetti did nicely to claw again from 0-40 down to carry for a 2-1 lead within the second however Medvedev responded in type with a love maintain and broke the Italian’s serve on the following two alternatives earlier than closing out the match.
In different second-round motion, Italy’s Jannik Sinner, who gained the Canadian Open, faces Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic and fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas meets American Ben Shelton.
Djokovic, hoping to attract stage with Margaret Court’s all-time report haul of 24 Grand Slam titles by profitable the U.S. Open, kicks off the night time session in opposition to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com