Medvedev beats Zverev again and takes advantage towards the semifinals

After the unfavorable inertia he had in the crosses with

,

begins to reverse the trend.

Eight days after beating the German to take his second Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy, he did it again in the group stage of the ATP Finals, where he won 6-3 and 6-4, in one hour and 29 minutes, to co-lead the 1970 Tokyo Group with

, who previously surpassed

.

In an ugly match, with many errors, the Russian again demonstrated his chameleonic profile, with surprises of the draft of a serve from below that was allowed, with success, to reach 5-3 to the rest in the second set.

The match started erratically for both players.

Zverev, who had broken in the first game, gave up his serve next, slain with three double faults.

Medvedev committed two, one on each duty shift.

The Russian, however, was the first to prosper with his serve, taking a 2-1 lead, but not before neutralizing five new threats.

Young acquaintances, they have turned their confrontations into something recurrent: Zverev has won five of his eight disputes, but gave up in the last two.

Little show

Do not expect beauty in this duel that is already beginning to appear as a small classic.

Medvedev starts the turbine, without concessions to the show.

And his rival is not distinguished by a tennis excess of seduction either.

The German, champion in 2018, is a sum of renewed resolutions.

Since last summer he started working with

, he has tried to make better use of his resources and add a defensive character to his proposal.

Row more and better, in the image and likeness of your coach.

He tries to be seen on the net, consistent with his size and the power of his blows.

He suffers, however, serious problems with the second service, which were reproduced in a crucial game for the outcome of the group.

A great server like him, who has one of the foundations of his diet in that shot, suffers greatly when he misses the start.

He only won four points with the second and committed seven double faults.

More stable, with clear ideas, Medvedev also tuned in a more balanced second set.

A single

, in the seventh game, was enough to achieve a victory of enormous value.

In two sets, like Djokovic, with whom he will face on Thursday.

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