Australian blown away 6-2 6-4 by Russian in Turin and No 1 now relying on other results to stay afloat
Australian blown away 6-2 6-4 by Russian in TurinAlex de Minaur’s ATP Finals debut appears to have come to a brutal end with a match still to play after being blown off court by a rejuvenated
Medvedev was beaten by Alexei Popyrin in the Paris Masters last month but in Turin he showed why he is fourth in the world. After that loss Medvedev said he had taken “zero pleasure of being on the court” for “a long time”, but he will have enjoyed the opening set even if his countenance remained a mask of concentration.
At the end he put his fingers in his ears before writing “block the noise” on a camera lens. He subsequently said he went into the match telling himself whatever happened there was a positive ending; either he knew he was heading home for a break after his final group match or would still be in contention.
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