Daniil Medvedev bounced again from a fiery outburst in his earlier match, silencing the critics with a commanding 6-2, 6-4 win over Alex de Minaur on Tuesday, holding his ATP Finals hopes alive.
The Russian stayed calm underneath strain, not dealing with a single break level and exhibiting a marked enchancment in sharpness in comparison with his straight-set loss to Taylor Fritz on Sunday, a match during which he misplaced his composure, smashing his racket twice.
As the match ended, Medvedev took a second to shut his eyes, urgent his fingers to his ears earlier than inscribing “Block the noise” on a digicam lens.
“I went into this match also blocking the noise, even from myself,” Medvedev mentioned. “No tantrums and stuff. Just block the noise. And I really didn’t care what was happening on the court. I just tried to play, and it was a good feeling.”
Later, Fritz faces top-ranked Jannik Sinner in a rematch of the U.S. Open ultimate.
The prime two finishers from every round-robin group advance to the semifinals.
De Minaur, who’s making his debut on the season-ending occasion for the yr’s prime eight gamers, has misplaced each of his opening matches and can probably be eradicated.
Medvedev received the Finals in 2020, the final version held in London.
“The more popular you become, the more fans you get, the more haters you get, the more attention you get. And sometimes even the good noise can make you off balance,” Medvedev mentioned.
“You know, you win everything and everyone thinks you’re a god. … Then you lose two matches, and everyone is like, ‘Finished, your career is finished.’ So sometimes it’s good just to block it,” Medvedev added.
On Thursday, Medvedev faces Sinner, and de Minaur performs Fritz within the ultimate matches of the group.
In the opposite group on Monday, Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud beat Andrey Rublev and Carlos Alcaraz, respectively.
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