Day three at the Adelaide International begins with an early finish for Daniil Medvedev against Lorenzo Sonego, before the first sight of Novak Djokovic on court for the Australian summer of tennis.
abc.net.au/news/medvedev-winning-start-adelaide-crowds-await-djokovic-debut/101823732Daniil Medvedev has got off to a winning start at the Adelaide International, but it was far from an easy match and ended early due to the retirement of Italy's Lorenzo Sonego.
The Italian didn't let the frustration get to him — he came out and broke Medvedev in the opening game of the second set, but the number three seed then grabbed the break back immediately, before holding for 2-1."What a match to start the year," Medvedev told Channel Nine on court afterwards. There's no place like home for Thanasi Kokkinakis, who put another notch in his Adelaide belt with a first-round win over world number 34 Maxime Cressy on Monday night.
"I had an incredible summer here last year starting off in Adelaide and with the doubles as a cherry on top," he said."I'm hoping to just try my arse off every match."
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