2023-06-15 15:07:00
It’s pretty rare these days, so he’d be wrong not to savor it. After a difficult Roland-Garros for the tricolor clan (none having passed the 2nd round), Adrian Mannarino sounds the revolt on grass. The left-hander, who thrives more on this surface than on any other, offered the scalp Thursday of Daniil Medvedev who entered the running in the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Seeded number 1, the Russian was surprised in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) and 1h59 of play precisely, despite a good start. The Frenchman will challenge Milos Raonic or Jordan Thompson in the quarter-finals.
If Daniil Medvedev intended to bounce back by changing the surface, it was missed. At least for the moment. Coming out to everyone’s surprise on the clay courts of Roland-Garros, the Russian suffered the same fate on Dutch grass. After appearing to be in control – he was leading 6-4, 4-4, he gradually saw the game slip away from him, hampered by his opponent’s grazing cross trajectories and reconnecting with his old demons.
Roland-Garros
Medvedev: ‘My mouth was full of dirt, I don’t like it’
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“A 2nd warning? It’s shameful and pathetic”: heated exchange between Medvedev and the referee
Frustrated, Medvedev attacked the referee
Back up a set everywhere by breaking the Russian at 5-4 on a crazy exchange at the net, Mannarino continued his momentum in the third act, taking more initiatives than his rival. The latter completely twisted after giving up his serve (4-6, 6-4, 3-1) and conceding a penalty point for a second “warning” following a racket throw. At the next change of side, Medvedev also harshly attacked the referee whom he judged “pathetic and terrible” because unable to judge a ball close to him on which the “hawk-eye” did not work.
Mannarino, he remained in his bubble, playing with a lot of length and exploiting the opposing seconds well. He even allowed himself to conclude with a 5th and final break the game, winning his fourth victory in six confrontations against the world number 3 – the best of his career in terms of ranking – who had nevertheless won the last two . Already in verve in the 1st round against his compatriot Arthur Fils, Mannarino decided as much with a green thumb as he hates ochre.
Roland-Garros
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ATP Rome
And now Medvedev also triumphs on clay
05/21/2023 At 05:24 PM
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