Daniil Medvedev advanced at the ATP 500 China Open after straight-set victory versus Gael Monfils
The third-seeded Daniil Medvedev (Russia) qualified for the Round of 16 at the ATP 500 China Open in Beijing. The Russian tennis player overcome Gael Monfils (France), defeating him by 2-0 (6:3, 6:4) in 1:33 hours.
Daniil Medvedev did not take the victory so easy, as he needed to suffer in the beginning of the first set. He started strongly with a break on zero, but Gael Monfils immediately returned the break and equalized. Then both exchanged a game after which Daniil Medvedev made a break in the fifth and ninth games to close the set at 6:3. The second set started strongly for the Russian player, who made another early break and took the lead by 3:0, but his opponent equalized to 3:3. Finally, another late break in the 10th game brought the victory to Daniil Medvedev, who closed the second set at 6:4.
The next opponent of Daniil Medvedev at the ATP 500 China Open will be Adrian Mannarino (France), who defeated Lorenzo Sonego (Italy) by 2-1 (1:6, 6:2, 6:3). Daniil Medvedev and Adrian Mannarino head-to-head result is 3-4 in favor of the French player. They last played at the Wimbledon 2023, when Daniil Medvedev won by 3-0 (6:3, 6:3, 7:6)
In the other matches from the day, the 6th-seeded Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) defeated Zizou Bergs (Belgium) by 2-1 (7:5, 4:6, 6:3).
