Daniil Medvedev, no fan of the gradual onerous courts of Indian Wells, however got here out on high in a forwards and backwards battle with Ilya Ivashka on Sunday to push his ATP win streak to 16 matches.
Medvedev, the world quantity six who’s coming off three straight titles at Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai, stated his 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 third-round victory over Eighty fifth-ranked Ivashka was a “matter of a few points.”
“Always tricky to play here,” stated Medvedev, a former world primary whose greatest displaying within the California desert was the spherical of 16 in 2021.
“(It’s) tough to make anything during the rallies, so just have to kind of see who puts more balls in court. If you lose a little momentum you lose a set.”
Medvedev was clearly annoyed on the finish of the second set, grumbling to the referee that he could be “as slow as the court” in taking a rest room break.
He managed to tug himself collectively, nonetheless, to take a 5-0 lead within the third.
Serving to lengthen the match, Ivashka went down 0-40, however reeled off three straight factors and held serve with an ace to power Medvedev to serve it out.
“I missed less. That’s the only thing you can do. You cannot do more,” Medvedev stated. “It was a matter of a few points.
“Second and third sets for me they were kind of the same, the score is completely different. It’s just who plays better the most important points — break points, 30-all. I managed to do better in the third set.”
Medvedev lined up a fourth-round assembly with Germany’s Alexander Zverev, the previous world quantity two who’s seeded twelfth as he works his approach again from the torn ankle ligaments that ended his 2022 marketing campaign on the French Open.
Zverev stated he felt lucky to return out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 victory over Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori, who Zverev judged “the much better player” within the third set.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com