Published on May 1, 2023 at 2:20 p.m. – updated on May 1, 2023 at 3:01 p.m.
This Monday, in the 3rd round of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, Daniil Medvedev had to fight against his compatriot Alexander Shevchenko to get out in three sets and reach the 8th finals of the tournament.
If Daniil Medvedev had a rather quiet start on Saturday against Andrea Vavassori, the Russian this time had a much tougher opposition in the 3rd round in Madrid. Indeed, opposed to his compatriot Alexander Schevchenko, the current world number three in the ATP rankings finally got out after a long fight in three sets (4-6, 6-1, 7-5) and 2h42 of play. Because, at first, it is indeed the recent scorer of JJ Wolf and Jiri Lehecka in the Spanish capital who dictated his law in this match. On Madrid clay, the latter started very strong by breaking Medvedev twice, quickly trailing 4-0 then 5-1. Afterwards, if the latter saved two set points and once took the service of the young Russian, the 96th in the world did not tremble and was able to conclude shortly after. Jostled, the native of Moscow then replied with style.
Medvedev has a date with de Minaur or Karatsev
Like the fate that Shevchenko reserved for him in the first round, the former world number one also took an early lead in the second set, courtesy of two breaks, and led 5-0. If his opponent finally pocketed a game, Medvedev equalized at an end everywhere behind. Back in the match, the latter then played to scare himself by losing his service twice, at 1-0 and 3-2 for Shevchenko, but each time managed to recover in stride. At the end of the match, slightly diminished, the 96th in the world ended up breaking down by losing his serve for the third time at 5-5. A boon for Medvedev who took the opportunity to conclude on his serve, not without having still had to fight a little. In the round of 16, the winner of the US Open in 2021 will face the winner of the match between Alex de Minaur and Aslan Karatsev.
