Top seed and world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev took another step toward a successful title defense on Wednesday night at the US Open, defeating former Texas A&M standout Arthur Rinderknech of France, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3.
Into the third round for the fifth consecutive year, Medvedev is bidding to become the first men’s player to win back-to-back titles in Flushing Meadows since Roger Federer swept the year-end Grand Slam tournament each year between 2004 and 2008.
“It’s not so easy to play when you start at 10 p.m.,” said Medvedev of the match, which followed the Serena Williams vs. Anett Kontaveit blockbuster. “I had some experience, so I was ready. I tried to find a way to play my best tennis. That’s for sure what happened in the first set. Arthur was a little bit slow, made some double faults and some unforced errors. Then I managed to keep the momentum going.”
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