Medvedev hit the ball.
Photo by Yin Liqin
China News Service, November 9th. In the early morning of the 9th Beijing time, the ATP Paris Masters ended.
In the final, the Russian star Medvedev fought hard in three sets and defeated the small Zverev 2:1 (5:7/6:4/6:1).
This is Medvedev's first championship this season, as well as his first championship at the Paris Masters.
He also joined compatriots Safin, Davydenko and Kachanov, becoming the fourth Russian player to win the Paris Masters.
In the first game, the two sides kept their serve until the last game.
Medvedev gave three counts to Zverev Jr. with successive errors.
After regaining two consecutive break points, the Russian forehand returned the ball out of bounds. With this break, Zverev took the lead in the next set with 7:5.
In the second set, the two sides were deadlocked to 4:4.
Medvedev improved his state at a critical moment and evened the score with 6:4.
Perhaps due to the loss of the second set, Zverev Jr. lost his serve at the beginning of the final set.
He has made no mistakes, and Medvedev has become more and more courageous. He won the final set 6:1 and won the game 2:1 with a big score.
This is Medvedev's third Masters singles championship, tying the "post-90s" player record of three Masters championships held by Zverev.
With the victory in this station, Medvedev's ranking will surpass Federer in the latest ATP singles ranking and rise to fourth, which also tied his personal highest ranking record.
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