ATP Finals – Stefanos Tsitsipas dominates Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 6-7, 7-6), who will not see the semis

Stefanos Tsitsipas knocks Daniil Medvedev down. After a formidable fight of 2h21, the Greek finally dominated the former world number 1 at the end of the suspense, in three sets (6-3, 6-7, 7-6). The world number 3 is thus recovering from his inaugural defeat against Novak Djokovic and will play the second qualifying ticket for the semi-finals in the red group against Andrey Rublev on Friday. Medvedev is already eliminated.

He went through all the emotions, but the winner of the 2019 edition of the Masters tournament ended the evening with a big smile. Tsitsipas was scared, yes, against Daniil Medvedev, but he dominated the 2020 Masters winner well, for the fourth time in the last six meetings between the two players. The Greek got off to the best start, facing the protege of Gilles Cervara, who was still too tender.

3 match points missed by Tsitsipas in the 2nd set

After his break gleaned from the start, the son of Apostolos proved intractable on his face-off, where he multiplied the serve-volley sequences to win the first set without too much trouble. As a champion, Medvedev gradually woke up, and the fight could really start. Authors of some magnificent rallies, the two players capsized the public at the end of the second set during a colorful tie break.

While he led 4-1, the 26-year-old dad multiplied the blunders, to let his opponent come back, before a series of decisive points where the two men produced their best tennis to prolong the pleasure. After saving three match points against him on his serve, it was Medvedev who made the difference on his fourth set point.

Tsitsipas then faltered slightly and, on his first break opportunity in the last act, the winner of the US Open 2021 took an advantage that we thought was decisive, he who had not dropped any points in his first three service games. of the third act. Except that he completely cracked, 5-4 in his favor, when concluding on his serve, before swinging the final tie break.

Still far too irregular, especially mentally, the Russian already has nothing left to play in Turin, where Tsitsipas will try to return to the semi-finals in a promising match on Friday against Rublev, against whom he leads 6- 4 in direct confrontations.