U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz benefitted from a questionable serving decision by Daniil Medvedev and frustrated his opponent so much that the Russian broke his racket and was docked a point in a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the opening match of the ATP Finals.
Daniil Medvedev throws a broken racket during his singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals against Taylor Fritz , of the United States, at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. United States’ Taylor Fritz celebrates after winning against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev the singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024.
The first set had been virtually dead even until that point and Medvedev immediately seemed to regret his decision — or his execution — as the Russian went over to his bench in a fit of rage. Medvedev then acted as if he was going to return serve with his racket facing the wrong way — he held it with the butt of the racket and the grip facing Fritz. That drew whistles from the crowd and Medvedev changed the racket position just before Fritz served.Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng QinwenFritz increased his focus to close it out and served out the match at love — serve-and-volleying on his first match point.
Fritz was consistent throughout the match, winning multiple long rallies and even landing a topspin-lob winner on the line for the break that ended up deciding the second set.In September at the U.S. Open, Fritz became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final in 15 years but he lost the championship match to top-ranked Jannik Sinner.
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