In the first round of the US Open, Wednesday (28/8), Daniil Medvedev managed to claim victory over Dusan Lajovic in four sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
The tall Russian’s success can be seen from his impressive performance on his first serve. The 2021 US Open champion won 76% of the points, far higher than Lajovic’s 64%.
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Additionally, Medvedev converted 55% of his break point chances, compared to Lajovic’s 25%.
Although Medvedev committed 11 double faults, a relatively high number compared to Lajovic’s two, he still managed to win.
After 2 hours and 33 minutes of entertaining long rallies, Medvedev finally advanced to the second round.
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As the 2021 US Open champion, Medvedev, who is seeded fifth this time, is one of four players to defeat world number one Jannik Sinner this year.
Despite not being the favourite, he remains a threat to stars such as Sinner, four-time US Open champion Novak Djokovic and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
“He may be underestimated, but I think that’s a bit normal, because in the last few weeks, he hasn’t played well enough to be one of the three favourites for the title,” his long-time coach Gilles Cervara told the tournament’s official website. USOpen.org. (M-3)
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