In Australia expanded 2022, Daniil Medvedev was ranked No. 2. With Djokovic being expelled from Australia and unable to attend the tournament, the Russian tennis player is being assessed as the number one candidate for the championship.
Today 18/1, Medvedev had a match in Australia expanded within the first round. Despite a little difficulty, Medvedev still won an impressive victory to win tickets to the second round.
Entering Set 1, Laaksonen suddenly entered the game better when he won the break right from game 1. However, this is also all he can do in this set. Over the rest of the time, Medvedev has gained strongly and continuously won 3 breaks, thereby closing Set 1 with a 6-1 victory.
Sang Set 2, Medvedev is still superior to the opponent, although Laaksonen has played more progress. He played for a tat with the world's number two player and only lost the break once in game 5. Set 2 closed with a 6-4 victory in favor of Medvedev.
Sang Set 3, Laaksonen has shown a great spirit of competition. Accordingly, he created an extremely attractive score chase with Medvedev. Coming to game 12, the two players mixed 6-6 and had to enter a series of tie-breaks to determine the victory.
In the gun battle series, Medvedev has shown the bravery of the world's leading player. He had 3 mini breaks compared to 2 of Laaksonen and won with a score of 7-3.
In the end, Medvedev defeated Laaksonen 3-0 and officially won tickets to the second round of Australia expanded this year. Here, he will face the winner of the Liam Broady vs Nick Kyrgios.
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