In the Rogers Cup 2021, Daniil Medvedev is one of the most appreciated names for the championship. Part of the reason comes from the “Big 3” Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both withdraw from the tournament in Canada, while the hard yard is also the forte of the Russian tennis player.
Without the expectations of the fans, Medvedev played very well in Canada. After winning John Isner in the semi -finals, the world's No. 2 player officially won tickets to play in the final. Once again, the victory came to him.
In the championship match this morning, Medvedev's opponent was Reilly Opelka, who was considered as an umbrella horse. In the semi-finals, the American tennis player overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the match with two brain-balance tie-breaks. However, before Medvedev, Opelka could not do a surprise.
Entering Set 1, both Medvedev and Opelka have a good start when successfully defending their serve games in the first 4 games. However, the turning point came in game 5 when Medvedev excelled to win the break. Following the victory of flowers, the Russian player continued to play well and closed set 1 with a 6-4 victory.
Sang 2, Medvedev still shows the overwhelming compared to the opponent. Everything became even easier for the world's No. 2 player when he won the break in game 3. To the decision 9 game, he won the break once more to beat Opelka 6-3 in Set 2.
In the end, Medvedev won 2-0 and officially crowned at the Rogers Cup 2021. Notably, this is the fourth time in the crowned Russian star career at a Masters 1000.
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