Daniil Medvedev dispatches Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the final in Paris on Sunday. Everything changed for Daniil from the 8th game of the second set. That was the moment when he managed to win 9 of the following 10 games to reverse a 5-7 4-4 deficit and win his 1st title of the season.
After the match, the Russian champion admitted that he didn’t feel to be in great form.
“Before this tournament, I wasn’t in great form, zero finals this year and I was crying, well complaining, to my wife, ‘Oh my God, I don’t have the level, not playing well, not even any finals’,” he commented.
However, things changed and Daniil conquered is 3rd ATP1000 after he won Cincinnati and Shanghai last year.
“But now, three Masters titles, it’s great. I have had the level this week. I managed to keep the pressure on and in the end, I broke his level a little bit,” he added.
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Alexander conquered in the 12th game (7-5).
The German was flawless in converting all his break points in the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 67 points. Alexander conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Medvedev (36-31). The German dropped 9 points on serve (26-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Daniil conceded 10 points on serve (22-10).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Russian clinched in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
The Russian converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Medvedev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 69 points. Medvedev won 9 points more than Alexander (39-30). Medvedev was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). On the losing side, Zverev conceded 19 points on serve (26-19).
Medvedev didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Zverev in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Russian reinforced his lead after breaking Zverev in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Daniil won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to convert the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.
They played 49 points. Medvedev was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than the German (31-18). Daniil lost 10 points on serve (17-10). on the other side of the court, Zverev conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).
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At the end of the match, Daniil scored 101 points vs. Zverev’s 84.
Daniil served pretty well to win 79% of the points (38/48) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (21/35) on his second serve. Medvedev struck 14 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Russian won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the German had some problems converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Medvedev and Zverev is 2-5 for Alexander.
This was the 8th career title for the Russian. (see list of the title). The German remains with 13 titles. (see list of the title)
Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexander Zverev Rolex Paris Masters – Paris
Medvedev’s Interview
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Tennis Scores in Paris
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