Daniil Medvedev gets the better of David Goffin 7-63 6-4 in the final in Cincinnati on Sunday to conquer his 5th career title.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
The Russian won the set after he broke the Belgian in the 4th (3-1) game. The Belgian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nonetheless, the Russian managed to stay calm and finish the job before winning the set at the following tiebreak at 3.
2nd set.
Medvedev had a great start in this set after breaking Goffin in the 1st game (1-0). That was decisive for Medvedev to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Statistics
At the end of the match, Medvedev scored 78 points vs. Goffin’s 57 points.
Daniil served very well to win 90% of the points (27/30) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (17/27) on his second serve. Medvedev struck 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. The Russian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (2/5). On the other side, the Belgian was far from perfect in converting his break points since he converted only 33% of his break points (1/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Medvedev and Goffin is 2-1 for Daniil.
Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs. David Goffin Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati
Medvedev’s Speech and Interview
After the match, Daniil commented
“It’s hard to find words. It’s the hard work I’ve been putting in. It would not be good to lose three finals in a row, so I’m really happy about this. I started cramping at 5-3, actually. It was the first time I cramped in three weeks. I made four serves he didn’t return and it was unbelievable.”
Daniil Medvedev in Cincinnati |
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Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Daniil MedvedevDaniil – David GoffinDavid (7-63 6-4) – See score progression