In Australia expanded 2024, Daniil Medvedev was ranked No. 3. After being disappointed in the tournament last year because of her early elimination, the Russian tennis player made a great determination in this season.
In the opening match, the opponent of Medvedev was Terence Atmane. The French tennis player is ranked 144 in the world and must play from the qualifying round. However, he surprised everyone when defeating Medvedev in Set 1.
This set, Medvedev won the break first in game 3, but did not keep the advantage. By the end of the set, he lost 2 consecutive breaks in games 7 and 9, thereby losing 5-7.
Being 1 set, Medvedev increased strongly in set 2 and 3. In these two sets, the No. 3 seeds have 2 times to win the break. She won 6-2 and 6-4 respectively to take the lead 2-1.
Set Set 4, the two players only hit the second game. At this time, Atmane unfortunately had cramps and could not continue playing. The French player then decided to withdraw.
In the end, Medvedev won the ticket to the second round with a victory of 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0. His next opponent is Emil Ruusuvuori.
Another seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas also won tickets to the second round. He defeated Zizou Bergs with a score of 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Meanwhile, the former world No. 1 Andy Murray cannot pass the first round.
