Medvedev rages in opening ATP Finals defeat to Fritz

Turin: Daniil Medvedev lost his head yesterday as he fell in straight sets 4 6, 3 6 to Taylor Fritz in the opening match of this year s ATP Finals....

Turin: Daniil Medvedev lost his head yesterday as he fell in straight sets 4-6, 3-6 to Taylor Fritz in the opening match of this year’s ATP Finals.

Champion in 2020 and finalist the following year, Medvedev is in the same Ilie Nastase Group as Jannik Sinner who opened his bid for a first Finals title against Alex de Minaur later yesterday.

American Fritz leads the group ahead of that clash following a surprisingly straightforward win in Turin over world number four Medvedev who exploded with anger during his below-par display.

Medvedev destroyed his racket after going a set down and things went from bad to worse when Fritz broke serve to take a 4-2 lead in the second set.

Medvedev was docked a penalty point for throwing his racket at a courtside microphone and during game seven of the second set he held a new racket by its head while waiting for Fritz’s serve.