Daniil Medvedev earns code violation for racket abuse before rallying past wild card entrant; Taylor Fritz carries U.S. banner forward.
In Melbourne, tennis players Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, and Elena Rybakina advanced to the next rounds with notable performances. Medvedev overcame frustrations, Fritz aims to end an American men's Grand Slam drought,
By Nick Mulvenney and Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Three-times finalist Daniil Medvedev allowed his frustrations to boil over in a Melbourne Park meltdown before advancing to the second round on Tuesday while Taylor Fritz made a strong start in his bid to end a 22-year Grand Slam drought for American men.
The Australian Open first round continues with fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, home favourite Alex de Minaur and Italy's Jasmine Paolini among those in action, while Taylor Fritz battles Jenson Brooksby in one of three all-American clashes on Tuesday.
Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory Tuesday while rampant fourth seed Taylor Fritz was among the early winners on day three.
Taylor Fritz dropped just five games to blitz into the Australian Open second round on Tuesday as he looks to build on a breakthrough 2024 and snap a long title drought by American men in Melbourne.
Last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev smashed his racquet and avoided a huge shock at the Australian Open on Tuesday before joining a rampant Taylor Fritz and veteran Gael Monfils in
In the men's singles category, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev will be in action, while Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabuer will also play their respective matches.
Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie all start their Australian Open campaigns on Day Three. Check out the order of play for the show courts.
Daniil Medvedev briefly held his racket in reverse while facing Taylor Fritz's serve at Nitto ATP Finals 2024 Daniil Medvedev during his Nitto ATP Finals 2024 clash against Taylor Fritz (Source ...