Medvedev commented on his winning start at the Masters in Cincinnati

“Botik didn’t pitch very well, made a lot of double faults.

So I tried to maintain the pressure and use my chances.

The first match at the tournament is always difficult, and I am glad that I managed to go further, ”Medvedev said after the match.

The match ended with a score of 6:4, 7:5 in favor of the Russian.

The duration of the meeting was 1 hour 35 minutes.

Thus, in the next round, Medvedev will meet the winner of the pair Tommy Paul (USA) - Denis Shapovalov (Canada).

Earlier, Karen Khachanov lost to Sebastian Korda at the start of the Masters series tournament in Cincinnati.