Daniil Medvedev misplaced his opening match on the ATP Finals to fellow Russian Andrey Rublev, 7-6, 3-6, 6-7.
It was a disappointing begin for Medvedev who has produced a few of his finest tennis on the ATP Finals within the final couple of years, reaching the ultimate final 12 months and profitable the title in 2020.
Medvedev was unable to beat Rublev of their two hour, 31 minute lengthy battle on Monday regardless of producing some high quality tennis and taking the primary set.
Consistency was a problem for the Russian, who admitted in his post-match press convention that he was not feeling his finest throughout the conflict.
‘’There are some matches the place you’re feeling you are untouchable, and every thing you do — let’s put it this manner — turns into gold,’’ Medvedev mentioned. ‘’At the moment was not one in every of them.