Russian tennis ace Daniil Medvedev breezed to victory over America’s John Isner to cement his group’s lead in Group D on the inaugural ATP Cup in Australia.
The 23-year-old solely wanted an hour and one minute to beat his lower-ranked opponent in straight units, 6-Three, 6-1.
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“Daniil Medvedev breaks John Isner 4 occasions, wins 6-Three, 6-1. He’s actually not messing round to begin the season,” Portuguese tennis pundit Jose Morgado mentioned.
Wow.
Daniil Medvedev breaks John Isner 4 occasions, wins 6-Three, 6-1. He’s actually not messing round to begin the season.
RUS d. USA 2-Zero, they’ve one foot within the QFs.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) January 5, 2020
With that victory, Workforce Russia has prematurely received its group stage conflict in opposition to the USA, as earlier Karen Khachanov outplayed Taylor Fritz in a nail-biting three-set thriller, Three-6, 7-5, 6-1.
On Friday, Workforce Russia, led by Khachanov and Medvedev, opened their ATP Cup marketing campaign on a optimistic be aware, defeating Italy on the primary aggressive day.
Having crushed two stable groups, they’ve virtually ensured their participation within the quarterfinals, which can happen subsequent week.
?? #TeamRussia have gotten the win in #Perth!@DaniilMedwed defeats Isner 6-Three 6-1 to present his nation the tie with the doubles to come back.#RUSUSA | #ATPCup pic.twitter.com/ZggZbQigVt
— ATPCup (@ATPCup) January 5, 2020
The newly-introduced match sees 24 groups divided into six teams, with the group winners and two best-placed runners-up qualifying for the quarterfinals.
The Russian squad, which is captained by two-time Grand Slam winner Marat Safin, will face Norway on Tuesday of their closing Group D matches.
