Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev defeated Australian Nick Kyrgios in the second round of the Australian Open. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The four-set meeting was held on Thursday, January 20, and ended with the victory of the Russian with a score of 7:6, 6:4, 4:6, 6:2. The match lasted three hours and three minutes. Medvedev fired 31 times, made six double faults and converted four break points. Kyrgios made 17 aces, made two double faults and took two games on someone else’s serve. Medvedev beat Kiryos for the first time in his career. Prior to that, in both meetings of tennis players, the Australian took the upper hand.
Medvedev advanced to the third round, where he will meet with the representative of the Netherlands Botik van de Zandschulp. The Dutchman overcame the second round after his opponent Richard Gasquet in the third set refused to continue the fight due to muscle pain and fatigue.
Medvedev ranks second in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Kiryos is in 115th position. The Russian once in his career won the Grand Slam tournament. It happened at the US Open last year.
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