Daniil Medvedev qualified for the second round of Wimbledon by beating young Arthur Féry (20 years old, 391st player in the world) in three sets 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 and 2:11.
After a hesitant first set, the time to gauge his opponent’s offensive and compact tennis, the Russian relied on a solid first ball (62%) to better focus on his return games. Son of Loïc Féry, the president of FC Lorient and a former professional player, Olivia, born Gravereaux who was French number 20, the Briton was born in Sèvres but grew up in London a few steps from Center Court where his father lives. .
On a court n°1 obviously all committed to his cause, Féry showed a good extent of his talent made of dry strikes and hard-hitting net climbs with a good success rate (39 points won out of 60) thanks in particular to a volley forehand with very clean technique.
Arthur Féry was not unworthy against Daniil Medvedev. (P. Lahalle/The Team)
“I was nervous at first because it had been two years since I last played here”
But after a start to the match in the open air, interrupted by the rain and the closing of the roof of court n°1, Medvedev managed to set the sights and his passings hit home. More solid in the exchange from the baseline, the 27-year-old world No. 3 did not suffer to win in three sets. “I was nervous at the start because it had been two years since I last played here, declared the winner, absent last year like all the Russians, and I wondered how the reception that would be reserved for me was going to be. especially against a British player. But everything went well after a difficult day on Tuesday for everyone because of the weather. Arthur’s career is beginning, it’s his first Grand Slam tournament, the road is still long…”
In the second round, Medvedev will face the winner of the match between Adrian Mannarino and Alexander Shevchenko.
