Medvdev off and motoring
US Open champion Daniil Medvedev escaped any form of trouble to fend off Swiss Henri Laaksonen 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(3).
“After US Open, I kind of know that I'm capable of playing seven great matches in a row on the same court or same venue, beating the best players in the world,” stated the Russian. “Sometimes maybe playing worse but still capable to win matches, and that's the biggest confidence I can give myself is just knowing that it's possible.”
How about this as a second round? The 2021 finalist will have to nullify the explosive artillery of Nick Kyrgios.
The Australian embraced raucous support and put on a hot shot show (including an underarm tweener serve) to dismiss British qualifier Liam Broady in straight sets.
"It's going to be a hell of an experience for me. He's probably 'the' best player in the world at the moment. I'm excited for that moment," said the world No.115, holding a 2-0 record over Medvedev.
"That was always something I wanted to prove to people that someone like me could do, win those matches. I'm not going to go into it with a lot of expectation, have a pretty set-in-stone game plan of what I need to do to have success.”