The third day of the Rolex Paris Masters, Wednesday, was marked by the underperformance of Daniil Medvedev, eliminated as soon as he entered the running, by the Australian Alex De Minaur.
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With Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitispas, Daniil Medvdev and others like Felix Auger-Aliassime or Denis Shapovalov, the program for Wednesday November 2 was royal at Bercy. And if it started with confirmations for the best ranked, the rest was much more delicate for the favorites.
The fall of Daniil Medvedev
Two match points saved on his commitment, a game of almost ten minutes, and Daniil Medvdev got away with it. After losing the first set, then winning the second, the Russian came very close to the exit when he was down (5-4) on his serve. But Alex De Minaur, whose attacking game particularly hampered his rival, was unable to maintain his accuracy to validate these two occasions. Faller of the Australian during their four previous face-to-face meetings and winner of the Vienna tournament last week, the 3rd in the world, inconstant, only delayed the inevitable, offering two new match points after a double foul at (6-5). On the second, De Minaur won after 2h46 of play, overthrowing a Top 5 for the first time in his career.
1. @alexdeminaur surprises Daniil Medvedev (N°3)! The Australian player offered the best victory of his career, the first against a member of the Top 5 (after 18 defeats). #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/iJ0mJL1WN8
— Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) November 2, 2022
The mastery of Stefanos Tsitsipas
Eliminated in the 1st round at the US Open, defeated in the final in Astana by Novak Djokovic and in Stockholm by Holger Rune, released in the 2nd round in Vienna by Borna Coric, Stefanos Tsitsipas was reassured for his entry into the running. Opposed to Daniel Evans, who had never beaten him or even taken the slightest set in their three previous duels, the Greek won in two sets 6-3, 6-4 in 1h20. By only having to save one break point in the match, the seeded n°5 mastered the match, just like the American Frances Tiafoe, who defeated the Briton Jack Draper (6-3, 7-5 ).