Top seed Daniil Medvedev is looking downright determined this week in New York; determined to hang on to his world No. 1 ranking, determined to defend his title at the US Open.
what in the world is happening here pic.twitter.com/C8YdTd7S8D
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2022
The 26-year-old kicked off at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with a convincing 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 dismissal of history-making qualifier Wu Yibing of China, returning to the Round of 16 for the fourth consecutive year in New York.
off the ricochet! pic.twitter.com/eqVGGJq9W1
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2022
“I played a great match, because I feel like the level was quite high,” said Medvedev, who has yet to drop a set through three rounds. “I was serving a little bit better than him, and that was the key today. But it was a really tough match, a lot of tight games. I feel like the level was really high.”
Playing after Serena is not easy 😅@DaniilMedwed speaks on the 🐐 pic.twitter.com/gVVZhC2R8M
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2022
Medvedev is now in for his biggest test yet in enigmatic Aussie Nick Kyrgios, who since reaching his first-ever major final at Wimbledon is playing the best, most focused tennis of his career. This will be their third encounter of 2022 alone.
WE ARE SO READY pic.twitter.com/RPNsOFm6WW
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2022
Daniil Medvedev is bidding to become the first man to win back-to-back titles here since Roger Federer swept the US Open crowns from 2004-08.
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