Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev misplaced his comeback match Tuesday after a six-week harm layoff, overwhelmed 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Richard Gasquet within the second spherical on the Geneva Open.
Medvedev, who underwent hernia surgical procedure final month, cautioned Sunday he was typically a sluggish starter on clay courts. So it proved in his first match on the floor this season, within the final match earlier than the French Open.
Medvedev double-faulted for the seventh time on Gasquet’s first match level, because the Frenchman ended a 36-match dropping streak towards opponents ranked No. 1 or 2 after beating Roger Federer 17 years in the past at Monte Carlo.
“It’s tough. I don’t play my best tennis on clay courts,” Medvedev stated. “I kind of need to be in the zone, which I was not today.”
Unlike Medvedev, Gasquet has received titles on clay in his profession and the 35-year-old Frenchman pissed off his top-seeded Russian opponent in an assured first set.
Medvedev had three double-faults when his serve was damaged to open the second set, and he broke a racket on the court docket within the subsequent sport. He leveled at 3-3 and clinched the following sport at love with a second-service ace.
In the tiebreaker, Medvedev twice recovered from being a mini-break down earlier than his serve faltered once more.
“I think more days of practice and (I) should be ready for Roland Garros because physically, even right now, my body feels good,” he stated.
Gasquet’s will face Kamil Majchrzak within the quarterfinals after the Polish participant beat qualifier Marco Cecchinato 6-2, 6-3. Cecchinato had overwhelmed Dominic Thiem, the two-time French Open runner-up, on Monday.
In a first-round match, fifth-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili superior when Facundo Bagnis retired after dropping the primary set.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
