Sebastian Báez Takes on Daniil Medvedev at the US Open: A Clash of Tennis Titans

2023-09-02 15:22:00

The US Open, fourth and last Grand Slam of the season, enters the sprint of the first week of competition with a main course, especially for fans of Argentine tennis: For the third round, Sebastian Báez, one of the best players today, is measured once morest neither more nor less than the champion of the 2021 edition and one of the heavyweights on the circuit, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, 3rd in the world. The meeting will take place at the estadio central Arthur Ashe and it will be seen in Argentina around 9:30 p.m. following the match that will open the night session, between the Tunisian Ons Jabeur and the Czech Maria Bouzkova. It can be seen live on ESPN y Star+.

Báez, 32nd in the world, takes on one of the most difficult challenges of his career once morest Medvedev, one of the toughest and most solid tennis players on the circuit. The Russian has to his credit having won his only Grand Slam title so far at Flushing Meadows and always a difficult obstacle to overcome. Not only because of what he proposes on the field but also because of how he uses the context of the scenarios to become even stronger. Sometimes putting the public in favor and other times, facing each other to feed on that emotional fuel that causes adversity. Báez and Medvedev never met, so this Saturday’s duel will be more than special for the Argentine.

Clenched fist and cash: this is how Sebastián Báez’s last games are, to pure victory: he has 12 in a rowJARED C. TILTON – GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA

Despite not being the favorite on paper, Báez comes into this game with several points in his favour, among them, to be completing his best performance in New York, since he had never been able to advance until this instance and also The confrontation with Medvedev comes at a very good moment in his career. He comes from getting two ATP titles in just three weeks: Kitzbuhel won (in brick dust) y Winston Salem (in cement) and accumulates 12 consecutive games coming out victorious.

Baez, He agreed to this instance following defeating the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-7 (7-9), 6-4 and 6-4, and retired of his adversary, following two and a half hours of play. Before, in her debut, she got rid of a very difficult opponent: the Croatian Borna Coric, by 7-5-7-5 and 6-1. Medvedev, meanwhile, did the same with Australian Christopher O’Connell 6-2, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8) and 6-2. In the premiere he had no problem getting rid of the Hungarian Attila Balázs: he took him out 6-1, 6-1 and 6-0.

Histrionic and often controversial: that is also Daniil Medvedev, as well as a great tennis playerMIKE STOBE – GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA

The matches of the US Open 2023, like all major tournaments, can be seen live on television on the different signals of ESPNas well as through the streaming platform Star+ (has all the matches, on all courts). In turn, those who are customers of the cable operators Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play can tune in online to any of the sports signals to follow the matches.

Sebastián Báez won Kitzbühel a few weeks ago and then Winston Salem; he has three titles in 2023 @ alexanderscheuberNovak Djokovic is the great favorite in New York and Daniil Medvedev, one of the candidates to beat himFrank Franklin II-APConocé The Trust Project
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