Enjoying in his first match since June and making his debut on the Abierto de Tenis Mifel, Daniil Medvedev eased again into competitors with a 6-4, 6-3 end result towards Australian wild card Rinky Hijikata.
The World No. 1 earned his 250th match win as he returned to his favoured onerous courts for the primary time since his run to the Miami quarter-finals in March.
“Anyone instructed me this a number of days in the past at media day, in any other case I’d not have recognized,” Medvedev stated of the reaching the 250-wins landmark. “That is in all probability a milestone in a approach. For certain I would like extra victories however that is additionally good to have 250. We’ll attempt to get extra.”
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Medvedev secured his first break of the match to seal the opening set as he settled in on the Los Cabos stadium courtroom, then transformed on his fifth break level of the second halfway by way of the set.Â
“It is undoubtedly not that straightforward to play after you cease for some time, particularly [playing my] first match on onerous courts in a protracted, very long time, since Miami,” he stated. “Sensations weren’t dangerous. I might have simply broke a bit of bit extra, however if you win, every little thing is okay. I’ve to play like this within the subsequent matches.”
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Hijikata, a North Carolina Tar Heel and the World No. 224, didn’t go down quietly. Having fun with the event, the 21-year-old created his share of highlights through the use of his athleticism to cowl the courtroom and made Medvedev work for over 90 minutes on courtroom.
By way of to the quarter-finals, Medvedev subsequent faces Ricardas Berankis, who defeated Facundo Bagnis 7-6(4), 6-3 on Wednesday.
