Jakarta (ANTARA) – Daniil Medvedev became the savior of the Russian squad by scoring a victory to equal Canada’s lead in the 2022 ATP Cup semi-final in Sydney on Saturday.
The world number two defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-0 and forced the decider into the men’s doubles match.
“It was very difficult for me to start the game. I had to think of a way to break his serve. He has good serve and good technique,” Medvedev said after the game, according to the ATP report.
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Before finally dominating the game, Medvedev only tried to defend himself against Felix’s daring attack. It only took a small mistake to transform the pressure into a dominant advantage.
Felix enters the pitch full of confidence after beating two-time ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev on Thursday.
But Medvedev managed to frustrate the Canadian with great mobility on the pitch and scored the game-winning goal in the 69th minute.
Medvedev won 88% of his first serve points and finished the game without facing a breaking point. With the win, Medvedev led the ATP meeting record 3-0 over Felix. The latter two met in the semi-finals of the 2021 US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.
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