Daniil Medvedev He beat Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the Indian Wells Masters on Saturday, the Russian’s first tournament since becoming world number one.
Medvedev quickly disposed of his Czech opponent, taking out Machac in just over an hour. The Russian won the 80% of your points first serve and saved the only break point he faced.
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A few days ago, Medvedev received a trophy commemorating his status at the top of the ATP rankings.
He displaced Novak Djokovic, who is not allowed to enter United States you stop playing because you are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Medvedev is among tennis players from Russia and Belarus who compete in Indian Wells without flag, symbols or anthems of his native country as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The decision to remove the national identity was made by the International Tennis Federation and both tours.
Two weeks after unseating Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP ranking, the Russian tennis player seeks to reach the Indian Wells final for the first time and win a fifth Masters 1000 title.
His rival in the third round will be the winner of the cross between the French Gael Monfilsnumber 28 in the ATP ranking, and the Serbian Filip Krajinovic, who is ranked 40.
