NEW YORK: Russia Daniil Medvedev made a quick work of Dominik Round opponents Koepfer to win 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday, soaking the cheering of the US crowd open to keep his offer a big title slam.
World number two broke service against Germany to start the match but Koepfer leveled up with a break in the seventh match, assisted by one of the two double mistakes Medvedev in the opening set.
It was one of the rare vulnerability moments for the 25-year-old player, who kicked high teeth in the second set, hitting 10 winners in clinical performance with only five unposed errors.
Clinical performance of @daniMedwed 😤 https://t.co/6LS3WQbyiw- US Open tennis (@usopen) 1630524824000Medvedev, which goes from criminals to a favorite crowd as runner-up in 2019, won all of its first service.
Points in the third set and hit five aces past Koepfer, closing the victory in one hour and 48 minutes.
“I’m really happy to be in less than two hours,” Medvedev said.
“I tried to take every game as a new challenge – the more I win throughout my career …
the better I feel.” The couple played under the roof that could be withdrawn Arthur Ashe Stadium, who was closed due to bad weather, two years after Medvedev beat Koepfer in the fourth round in Flushing Meadows in four sets.
Medvedev X New York 🥰 @ DanilyMedwed defeated Koepfer for the second time in three years at #USOPEN, this time …
https://t.co/H7HK42IDUJ- US Open Tennis (@Usopen) 1630524971000 “It was a great match of my side .
I was really happy, “said Medvedev, who lost to World number one Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final earlier this year.
“I have to stay very consistent.
I knew it was from the start of the match, because two years ago when I played it, it was strict.” This performance was encouraging for Cincinnati Semi-finalist Medvedev, who took the fourth Masters title last month in Toronto.
He faced Pablo Andujar Spain in the third round.