Fritz takes a million euros from Medvedev

Taylor Fritz was proclaimed champion of the Diriyah Tennis Cup yesterday, an exhibition tournament that was held this week in the city of Saudi Arabia. The American, 25 and number nine in the world, prevailed in two tiebreakers (7-6 (5) and 7-6 (3) in 1h52) at Daniil Medvedev And in this way, the million euro prize awaited the winner of an event considered by organizations for human rights and sustainability, such as Global Initiatives, as a new attempt to launder the sports image of the Saudi Government.

Regardless of social considerations, Fritz showed the great moment of form that he is going through and that has led him to the world top-10. At the same time, his victory illustrated the crisis that Medvedev, who went from less to more throughout the year, since the final that he surprisingly lost against Rafa Nadal at the Australian Open, when the Spaniard came back from two sets behind.

Fritz repeatedly disrupted Medvedev’s break options, up to nine, and although he did not manage to have a single break opportunity in his favor, he was better in the tight resolution of the two sets of a match marked by security in the serves of both tennis players. In doubles, Hubert Hurkacz and Dominik Stricker beat Matteo Berrettini and Andrey Rublev 7-6 (8), 3-6 and 10-7, and earned 238,000 euros.