Daniel Medvedev28 years old and world No. 4, has an impressive resume as a professional tennis player, but a curse has followed him since his record debut in 2018 Sydney ATP: The Russian never revalidated the crown. In fact, he never even repeated the feat in the same place: 20 titles in 20 different tournaments
It won’t happen this week either. Rome Masters 1,000where he reigned in 2023, as the Russian suffered another setback in the round of 16 against the American Tommy Paul (16th), who achieved a resounding victory 6-1 and 6-4 in 1h.13′ of play.
Medvedev was on the brink against the young Serbian on Monday Hamad Medjedovic (121st), although the Russian finally won the match in three sets: 7-6 (5), 2-6 and 7-5 in 2h.50′. Paul, a very dangerous player when he is in tune, confirmed the bad feelings of the Russian and qualified for the quarterfinals.
The North American will seek a place in the semifinals against Hubert Hurkacz (9th), who has been steady in the tournament since his successful debut against Rafael Nadal: Pole overcomes first set loss against Argentine Sebastian Baez -5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in 2h.39′- and continues to advance without complexes on clay.
Hurkacz is a more formidable tennis player on hard courts, but he is better and better adapted to the peculiarities of clay to perform at a good level as well.
Source: La Verdad
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