Tennis: Russian star Daniil Medvedev comfortably goes past Arthur Fils in Vienna Open
Tennis: Russian Player Daniil Medvedev wins over Arthur Fils in Vienna Open
Top seed DaniilMedvedevbegan his title defence at theViennaOpen on Wednesday (October 25) with a comfortable 6-4 6-2 win over ArthurFils. Three days removed from falling short to eventual champion Andrey Rublev in the European Open final in Antwerp, the 19-year-old French protege proved no match for the world number three who dispatched ofFilsin an hour and a quarter.
The victory at the ATP 500 event isMedvedev's44th this season on his preferred hard courts and 61st overall, leaving him just two wins behind Carlos Alcaraz for the most this season.
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AwaitingMedvedevin the second round is Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, who overcame Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-4 on Tuesday.