Daniil Medvedev didn’t have a great day in Halle where he lost to an always dangerous Jan-Lennard Struff in the 1st round. The world no.2 was seed no.1 in Germany, but he was defeated in straight sets by the home favorite. Daniil was leading 5-2 in the opening set before surrendering at the breaker.
During the match, Medvedev went ballistic to kick into the main sponsor just in front of his wife Daria that looked pretty scared by it.
Not Medvedev's wife getting scared. #NoventiOpen
(The poor sponsors though) pic.twitter.com/IUriAqCFJd— Tennis GIFs 🎾🎥 (@tennis_gifs) June 15, 2021
Medvedev kicks into the main sponsor after losing the set.
Poor wife is not feeling too safe. pic.twitter.com/KtVCxhdGxm— Del🇪🇺 (@Stroppa_Del) June 15, 2021
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Currently the world no.2 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 15th of June when he lost to world no.45 Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 1st round in Halle (draw).
Currently, during this season Medvedev has a compiled 22-7 match record. Medvedev has won 1 title in Marseille. Medvedev reached the final at the Australian Open.
Struff in Halle, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.45, Struff achieved a 17-14 match record in 2021. The German is now competing in Halle where he toppled
Jan-Lennard Struff will square off with the world no.75 Marcos Giron in the 2nd round. They have never played each other as of now in top competitions.
The German was the runner-up in Munich (BMW Open).
Daniil Medvedev and Jan-Lennard Struff faced off 6 times. Their record is 4-2 for Medvedev. The last time they played each other, Jan-Lennard Struff won 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 1st round in Halle (Noventi Open) on the 15th of June 2021.