Daniil Medvedev issued a serious warning at the Mallorca Championships this Saturday that he is ready to do something big at Wimbledon. The Russian, world number two and first seed of the Spanish ATP 250, swept away Sam Querrey, a grass specialist (the sixth active with the most wins, 74), to lift the 11th title of his career, first on that surface: 6-6-4 and 6-2 in 62 minutes.
Some spectators were still settling in when Medvedev put the match on track in an impeccable first set in which he knew how to wait for his chance against a great server. like the American, who won many points with his first serves, but not as many as the Muscovite, who only lost three and another six with seconds in the entire game. In that way he did not grant the 60th in the ranking, not a single break option in the bare hour that the match lasted. As is customary for him, he celebrated the success as if it were a first-round duel.
Watch the champ seal the match!
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– Mallorca Championships (@MallorcaChamps) June 26, 2021
Querrey was precisely the first American victim of the career of a Medvedev who has a record of 27 victories and only six defeats against tennis players of this nationality. Daniil has already played finals on all surfaces (accumulates 18) and He only needs to win a title on clay (he was a finalist two years ago at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell that Dominic Thiem won). At Wimbledon he is the great threat to Roger Federer, with whom he could cross in the quarterfinals.