On day three of the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals, Daniil Medvedev saved his semi-final hopes alive with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur within the day session.
Meddy got here into the tie after a flat efficiency towards Taylor Fritz, throughout which he regarded prepared for the low season, however he performed with rather more enthusiasm towards De Minaur, outlasting him in just about all of the exchanges and hitting his pictures with extra conviction.
Within the night session, world primary Jannik Sinner produced one other stable efficiency to see off Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4.
Sinner was composed and timed his ascendency in every set completely, breaking when main 5-4 in each to maneuver by way of in 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Nitto ATP Finals 2024 Day 3 Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev (4) | Alex de Minaur (7) | 6-2 6-4 |
| Jannik Sinner (1) | Taylor Fritz (5) | 6-4 6-4 |
Medvedev Too Good For De Minaur
Daniil Medvedev bounced again from his disappointing opening match with a much-improved efficiency as he defeated Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-4 to maintain his ATP finals alive.
Medvedev regarded defeated bodily and mentally towards Fritz, however he was dialled in from the beginning towards the Aussie. He performed aggressively from the baseline and persistently outlasted him within the rallies, successful 20 of 31 baseline factors within the opening set.
Meddy’s serve was additionally firing, and he didn’t face a single break level through the match. He had a solution for all the things de Minaur needed to provide, and it’s the most effective match I’ve seen from him shortly.
Curiously, Medvedev mentioned in his on-court interview that he had modified his tools for this match to extend his ball velocity. That’s both reducing stress or switching the string setup to one thing extra elastic. He mentioned he used this through the early hardcourt tournaments however switched again as a result of it didn’t work so properly on clay. He’s sticking with the change on Thursday.
I went into this match blocking the noise, even from myself. I actually didn’t care what was taking place on the courtroom, I simply tried to play, and it was feeling. Generally it’s good to dam it [the noise], and I did that properly at present. After the final match, I used to be too drained mentally to battle the way in which I normally do. [So,] I went into the match [today] simply attempting to hit some pictures, even eager about subsequent yr. What will work properly at present and what’s not. It labored properly, so I’m okay with it. Medvedev on his win.
Match Stats
| Daniil Medvedev | Alex de Minaur | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 |
| 1st Serve Proportion | 72% | 68% |
| 1st Serve Factors Gained | 85% (29/34) | 56% (24/43) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Gained | 69% (9/13) | 65% (13/20) |
| Break Factors Saved | 0% (0/0) | 25% (1/4) |
| 1st Return Factors Gained | 44% (19/43) | 18% (6/34) |
| 2nd Return Factors Gained | 35% (7/20) | 31% (4/13) |
| Break Factors Transformed | 75% (3/4) | 0% (0/0) |
| Winners | 25 | 10 |
| Unforced Errors | 22 | 24 |
| Internet Factors Gained | 76% (13/17) | 56% (10/18) |
| Service Factors Gained | 81% (38/47) | 60% (37/62) |
| Return Factors Gained | 40% (25/62) | 19% (9/47) |
| Whole Factors Gained | 58% (63/109) | 42% (46/109) |
| Service Video games Gained | 100% (9/9) | 67% (6/9) |
| Return Video games Gained | 33% (3/9) | 0% (0/9) |
| Whole Video games Gained | 67% (12/18) | 33% (6/18) |
Highlights
Sinner Sinks Fritz
There was little to separate the 2 within the opening few video games of the primary set. After a love maintain, Fritz was the primary to style a breakpoint within the seventh recreation, however Sinner erased it en path to holding.
The Italian then created three break factors at 0-40, however Fritz, who’s serving exceptionally properly this season, discovered some massive serves when he wanted them to flee.
Nevertheless, on the enterprise finish of the set, Sinner lifted his degree, making use of much more stress onto Fritz, and he couldn’t face up to it. He was damaged to fifteen to drop the opener 6-4.
Within the second set, Sinner held a break level at 3-3, however once more, Fritz served his approach out of bother. The highest seed then discovered himself in massive bother at 0-30, solely to provide you with a laser-like passing shot at 30-30 to avert break level.
Like the primary set, Fritz was pressured to serve to remain in it, and regardless of transferring up 30-0, Sinner turned the screw, reeling off 4 straight factors because the American didn’t deal with the stress.
I believed the match completely highlighted the distinction between the 2. Fritz performs nice, however Sinner can increase his degree when he must most to widen the hole with regards to the crunch.
It was a really robust match, we bought to know one another very properly in a Grand Slam ultimate. We knew precisely what to anticipate at present, he was very aggressive and I used to be ready. I simply tried to serve very properly within the vital moments, which I did. That was a really essential recreation within the second set, I used to be down 0/30. If he breaks me there, the momentum might change. Sinner on his win over Fritz.
Match Stats
| Jannik Sinner | Taylor Fritz | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 7 |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Serve Proportion | 59% | 59% |
| 1st Serve Factors Gained | 77% (30/39) | 79% (30/38) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Gained | 59% (16/27) | 38% (10/26) |
| Break Factors Saved | 100% (1/1) | 67% (4/6) |
| 1st Return Factors Gained | 21% (8/38) | 23% (9/39) |
| 2nd Return Factors Gained | 62% (16/26) | 41% (11/27) |
| Break Factors Transformed | 33% (2/6) | 0% (0/1) |
| Winners | 21 | 20 |
| Unforced Errors | 22 | 31 |
| Internet Factors Gained | 90% (9/10) | 79% (11/14) |
| Service Factors Gained | 70% (46/66) | 63% (40/64) |
| Return Factors Gained | 38% (24/64) | 30% (20/66) |
| Whole Factors Gained | 54% (70/130) | 46% (60/130) |
| Service Video games Gained | 100% (10/10) | 80% (8/10) |
| Return Video games Gained | 20% (2/10) | 0% (0/10) |
| Whole Video games Gained | 60% (12/20) | 40% (8/20) |
Highlights
Press Conferences
ATP Finals 2024 Day 3 Schedule
- 14:00: Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Andrey Rublev (8)
- 20:30: Alexander Zverev (2) vs Casper Ruud (6)
