2023-06-19 19:18:04
In the first round of the Halle grass tournament against Marcos Giron, Daniil Medvedev won his first game since his triumph on clay in Rome.
Almost a month without winning a single match, a big shortage for a world No. 3! Winner of the Masters 1000 in Rome on May 21 (his first trophy on clay), Daniil Medvedev was then successively eliminated at Roland Garros by Thiago Seyboth Wild and at ‘s-Hertogenbosch against Adrian Mannarino. Opposed to Marc Giron (57th) in the first round of the ATP 500 in Halle, the Russian had some pressure on his shoulders, but as in Cincinnati in 2020 and at the last Australian Open, Medvedev beat the American without lose a set.
He indeed won 6-4, 6-3 in 1h10 for a smooth entry into the running. The former world No. 1 served 9 aces and 75% of first serves during this meeting, where he saved the three break points that his opponent got and committed only one unforced error. The only problem: a big fall when he was leading 3-2 in the first set, which saw him fall heavily on his buttocks and stay on the ground for several seconds. More fear than harm fortunately, since he was able to resume the match without incident.
Giron believes in it… then collapses
In the first set, Daniil Medvedev made the break at 2-2 then saved a ball from 3-3, before pocketing the set quite easily at 5-4. In the second, Giron raised his level and got a 4-2 ball. He missed it, and never got over it. The Russian came back to 3-3, then won twelve of the last fourteen points of the game ! The seeded n°1 will therefore be there for the round of 16, against the Serbian Laslo Djere, whom he eliminated at Roland-Garros 2022.
Remember that in addition to Medvedev, other big names have made the trip to Halle to prepare for Wimbledon: Stefanos Ttitsipas, Andrey Rublev, or even Jannik Sinner, who will face Richard Gasquet on Tuesday in the first round, the only Frenchman still in the running. .
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