Taylor Fritz got off to a strong start at the ATP Finals in Turin with a straight-sets win over a furious Daniil Medvedev. The American, who reached the semifinals in his debut two years ago, showed calm play to win 6-4, 6-3.
The same couldn't be said for Medvedev, who was cautioned for breaking his racket after serving three consecutive double-faults to end the first set.
Then, after Fritz's lob missed the baseline and clinched a decisive break at 4-2 in the second set, the Russian lost his cool again and threw his racket, hitting Mike and earning a point penalty. did.
The match was over soon after, with No. 5 seed Fritz determined to stay focused no matter what was happening on the other side of the court.
“At 5-3 I knew he was going to reset and try his best to beat me,” the fifth seed said on Sky Sports. “When someone is doing that, it's very easy to relax and think it's over. Then the level drops. He was going to fight in that match, so he stayed focused at 5-3. I had to remind myself to play a really good game. Fortunately, I had a great game.”
Home favorite Jannik Sinner will face Alex de Minaur in the day's other match on Sunday night.
