Danill Medvedev continues to chart his course in this Roland-Garros where he arrived barely prepared after his inguinal hernia operation. Faced with Miomir Kecmanovic (31st in the world), one of the men in form at the start of the year, and who in any case rarely loses without fighting until the last ball, the Russian delivered a surprising match so much his mastery was total.
In 1h48, after having saved the only two break points he conceded in the net (one in the first game, another at 0-1 in the third set), Medvedev was able to show himself to be the strongest in this meeting between two batters (6-2, 6-4, 6-2).
A big, trustworthy mattress
It did not look like a match on earth, but a meeting on red carpet where the games paraded (1h6 for the first two sets). And in this game, Medvedev was overpowered against a Serb overwhelmed by the rhythm and who was not able to vary a little. If he does not know how to slide on earth, Medvedev gets along to hold the rallies when necessary, run like hell on the drop-offs and in turn offer very relevant ones. And when you need to accelerate, you can count on him, with exceptional long-line backhands and devastating forehands on both sides. In short, the ideal match (42 winning shots, 18 unforced errors).
While he had never won at Roland-Garros for his first appearances between 2017 and 2020, the Russian reached the quarterfinals last year and is preparing to meet the winner of the Cilic-Simon meeting in the round of 16. . With a big trusted mattress.
