Se gave off a soft smell of revenge from that quarterfinal match in the Olympic games in which Pablo Carreo He defeated the Russian Medvedev and deprived him of a fight for the medals.
Russian whirlwind in the first set
And he took the license plate. Because the start of the first set was a real Russian whirlwind. Medvedev imposed his game, he felt comfortable in the track background and gave no options. The opposite happened to Carreo who did not feel comfortable at any time and did not have the option to play his game. 3-0 was the letter of introduction. A tile that was impossible to overcome for the Asturian. He could only steal a point to avoid going blank, but the baton carried it Medvedev.
six aces of the Russian in the first set that did not delay beyond 20 minutes and with a convincing 6-1 he signed the first set.
No options for Pablo
He started the second with a very laborious first point that was applauded by the audience. Medvedev defend by attacking, reaching a position in tight situations to return the serve of the Asturian. Until four break balls They were played so that the first game fell on the Russian side that broke the serve. That first serve, ultimately, will be the first touchstone for their defeat. Medvedev was able to recover points that seemed to be Carreo, running the bottom of the track and giving you few options. That was how, after direct service, he drew 2-0 in the second set (38 points up to that moment. Double that of the Spaniard).
Medvedev and a high level of play
I broke the serve again to sign it 3-0 with a match that was increasingly accommodating for the Russian. And Pablo wanted to react with a good game to make up the second set. But nevertheless, Medvedev He did not want to delay a victory that seemed doomed much longer. He again showed his arsenal of quality with a remainder at 30-40 from 5-1 and took an advantage for the match ball. Made it easy Carreo with a double fault to make it 6-1.
Medvedev win again and win very easily in this tournament of Cincinnati (with McDonald Y Dimitrov respectively already showed an overwhelming superiority without giving up any set) and advances to the semifinals of the North American tournament. With this defeat of Carreo, Spain dismisses its presence in the tournament at the expense of the men’s double in which Granollers Y Zeballos s advanced to the semifinals.
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