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Medvedev eases previous Monfils in assured Beijing begin
World No. 5 is chasing his first title of 2024 at China Open
September 27, 2024
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Daniil Medvedev salutes the group after defeating Gael Monfils on Friday in Beijing.
By ATP Workers
After final yr coming inside touching distance of the trophy on the China Open, will 2024 be the yr when Daniil Medvedev will get over the road in Beijing?
The third seed made an encouraging begin to his marketing campaign on Friday on the ATP 500 occasion, the place he downed Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 to succeed in the second spherical. Medvedev stayed rock strong all through the match to notch a 92-minute triumph and bounce again shortly from defeats to Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton final week on the Laver Cup.
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Monfils’ victory bid was undermined by his lack of ability to match Medvedev’s consistency within the Chinese language capital. The Frenchman supplied 46 unforced errors to only 22 from Medvedev, who transformed 5 of 10 break factors he earned, in keeping with Infosys ATP Stats.
“I feel the gameplan didn’t change an excessive amount of [throughout the match],” stated Medvedev, who fell to Jannik Sinner within the 2023 ultimate and can play Adrian Mannarino on this yr’s second spherical. “In a means, we each solely actually prefer to assault. I assume me possibly a bit greater than him, however I feel for him it’s robust to assault. He defends very nicely. It’s important to be a extremely good attacker, like top-of-the-line, or it is advisable anticipate the chance.
“In order that’s what I attempted to do. Look forward to my alternative. I feel I had extra possibilities, so I feel I deserved to win.”
By defeating Monfils, Medvedev hit 40 tour-level wins for the season. It’s the sixth time that the 28-year-old has hit that tally in his profession, and his newest victory additionally bolstered his Nitto ATP Finals qualification possibilities. Medvedev stays fourth within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin, 580 factors away from fifth-placed Taylor Fritz.
“Actually the wins are, in a means, not necessary, as a result of it relies upon what number of tournaments you play, however it’s nonetheless good to win plenty of matches,” stated Medvedev. “So I’m pleased that I’ve managed to proceed profitable matches. I nonetheless have some tournaments to go, so I’ve the prospect to carry the tally even increased. I attempt to be constant all year long. Generally I’m extra constant, typically much less, however that’s what I’m making an attempt to do.”
