the russian Daniel Medvedevcurrent world number 3 and great favorite of the tournament, said goodbye to the grass of Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), after losing to the French Adrian Mannarinowho prevailed in the round of 16 by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-2.
With this victory, in almost two hours, Mannarino obtained a favorable 3-2 in the specific duels between the two players, which until now was the last victory of the French against the Russian in July 2018. In addition, revenge he the defeat of the Russian. inflicted on him just a year ago in this same tournament.
The match, on Dutch grass, however got off to a good start for Medvedev, who made the first set his own thanks to two breaks on the Frenchman’s serve (fifth and seventh games), although in between he surrendered himself .
The second set, on the other hand, saw a remarkable development from Mannarino from the start, which soon led to a favorable 2-0. Despite Medvedev’s immediate coin return, the match entered the stage of a broken tie in the tenth game when the Frenchman broke his rival’s serve again, to take the set and force a decisive third.
In the third, Mannarino was more consistent and solid in his serve. So, two breaks of Medvedev’s serve gave him the game and passed to the quarterfinals.
Source: La Verdad
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