Daniil Medvedev Makes Winning Return After Australian Open Final Loss – News18

Daniil Medvedev returned to motion for the primary time since his Australian closing defeat on Tuesday with a straight units win over Alexander Shevchenko in Dubai. Elsewhere 18-yr-previous Jakub Mensik beat Borna Coric 48 hours after turning into the youngest finalist at a tour occasion since 2021, in Doha.

The man who ended the Czech teenager’s dream run in Qatar on Sunday, Karen Khachanov, was additionally among the many spherical of 32 winners.

World quantity 4 Medvedev obtained his title defence on the hardcourt ATP 500 occasion up and working, overcoming Shevchenko 6-3, 7-5.

The Russian high seed shrugged off his month-lengthy absence – half vacation, half harm – breaking his Kazakh opponent in three consecutive return video games within the first set earlier than reeling off 4 video games in a row from 3-5 within the second set to finish an 88-minute triumph.

In January, Medvedev reached his second Australian Open closing. He misplaced to Rafael Nadal within the Melbourne decider two years in the past, and this time needed to accept second greatest within the season’s opening Grand Slam to Jannik Sinner.

He was compelled to skip his title defence in Doha final week as a result of he was coping with a variety of bodily points –- together with his foot, adductor, and shoulder.

“In general, to be honest, I am happy with my level, because it is not easy to come back after an injury.

“You always try to straight away put your game back, but its not easy and I’m happy to beat such a good opponent and am looking forward to the next round,” stated Medvedev courtside.

He added: “When you take a week or two off, but it’s something you planned, then it’s kind of easy tennis-wise, just a couple of points or games to get back.

“I did take a week and a half off by myself and then when I came back I started feeling pain here and there, not practising 100 per cent.

“It’s very tricky, because when you come into a match you have to forget about it and when you think about something other than tennis you are going to lose the match.”

Medvedev will meet subsequent Lorenzo Sonego after the Italian despatched wild card Sumit Nagal of India 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.

Mensik let slip a match level after which saved one in his 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) victory over Coric to guide a date subsequent with Spain’s world quantity 24 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

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