Tennis
Djokovic beat the second consecutive tennis player from Russia in the Final Tournament
21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic (ATP 8) won against ATP in the third round of the ATP Final Tournament. Danil Medvedev (ATP 5) in three sets of 3 hours and 9 minutes.
ATP Finals. group stage
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – Daniil Medvedev – 6:3, 6:7 (5:7), 7:6 (7:2)
At the end of the second set, Novak started to have shortness of breath, and fatigue began to be felt. The Serbian tennis player even took a medical time out but managed to beat his opponent. Medvedev did not play in the match played with a score of 5-4 in the third set.
Note that the match no longer has any tournament value. Novak made it to the playoffs, defeating Andrey Rublev of the Russian Federation in the final round.
Meanwhile, Djokovic won 3 games in the red group, while Medvedev lost 3 games. The last place of this group in the semi-finals will be taken by the winner of the match Stefanos Tsitsipas – Andrey Rublev.
In the playoffs, Novak will face Taylor Fritz, who defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime yesterday.
PHENOMENAL 🔥@djokernole save setpoints like… 🤯#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/gM2NesSdRo
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 18 November 2022
Tiring encounter 🥵#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/2ArIk6iNbh
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) 18 November 2022
Source: Sport UA
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