On June 13, Daniil Medvedev officially won the world's No. 1 ATP. This result comes from Novak Djokovic that cannot protect 2000 points from the Roland Garros 2021 championship. This year, the Serbian tennis player stopped in the quarterfinals after losing to Rafael Nadal.
During the week of returning to the world's No. 1, Medvedev attended Halle Open 2022. This is the ATP 500 tournament on the pitch held in Germany. Last night, the world's No. 1 player had just had a match with David Goffin.
With superior class, Medvedev does not face many difficulties in this match. In set 1, he created a turning point in game 4 to lead 3-1. In the rest of the set, the Russian player successfully defended all the serve games, thereby winning 6-3.
Set 2, everything becomes easier with Medvedev. The world's No. 1 player won 2 consecutive breaks at the beginning of the set to lead to 4-0. The second half of the set, Goffin could not turn the flag, thereby accepting the racket with a 6-2 defeat.
In the end, Medvedev won 6-3, 6-2 and reached the second round of Halle Open. Today, he will play around 20:00 and encounter Ivashka to compete in the quarterfinals. With Tsitsipas early eliminating, Medvedev is the No. 1 candidate for the championship.
