ATP Finals 2024 Day Three Recap

On day three of the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals, Daniil Medvedev stored his semi-final hopes alive with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur within the day session.

Meddy got here into the tie after a flat efficiency in opposition to Taylor Fritz, throughout which he regarded prepared for the low season, however he performed with far more enthusiasm in opposition to De Minaur, outlasting him in nearly all of the exchanges and hitting his pictures with extra conviction.

Within the night session, world primary Jannik Sinner produced one other stable efficiency to see off Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4.

Sinner was composed and timed his ascendency in every set completely, breaking when main 5-4 in each to maneuver by means of in 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Nitto ATP Finals 2024 Day 3 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Daniil Medvedev (4)
Alex de Minaur (7)
6-2 6-4

Jannik Sinner (1)
Taylor Fritz (5)
6-4 6-4

Medvedev Too Good For De Minaur

Daniil Medvedev bounced again from his disappointing opening match with a much-improved efficiency as he defeated Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-4 to maintain his ATP finals alive.

Medvedev regarded defeated bodily and mentally in opposition to Fritz, however he was dialled in from the beginning in opposition to the Aussie. He performed aggressively from the baseline and persistently outlasted him within the rallies, profitable 20 of 31 baseline factors within the opening set.

Meddy’s serve was additionally firing, and he didn’t face a single break level through the match. He had a solution for every thing de Minaur needed to provide, and it’s one of the best match I’ve seen from him shortly.

Apparently, Medvedev stated in his on-court interview that he had modified his gear for this match to extend his ball velocity. That’s both decreasing stress or switching the string setup to one thing extra elastic. He stated he used this through the early hardcourt tournaments however switched again as a result of it didn’t work so effectively on clay. He’s sticking with the change on Thursday.

I went into this match blocking the noise, even from myself. I actually didn’t care what was occurring on the courtroom, I simply tried to play, and it was a superb feeling. Typically it’s good to dam it [the noise], and I did that effectively immediately. After the final match, I used to be too drained mentally to battle the best way I normally do. [So,] I went into the match [today] simply attempting to hit some pictures, even interested by subsequent yr. What will work effectively immediately and what’s not. It labored effectively, so I’m okay with it. Medvedev on his win.

Match Stats

Daniil Medvedev
Alex de Minaur

Aces
3
1

Double Faults
3
1

1st Serve Share
72%
68%

1st Serve Factors Received
85% (29/34)
56% (24/43)

2nd Serve Factors Received
69% (9/13)
65% (13/20)

Break Factors Saved
0% (0/0)
25% (1/4)

1st Return Factors Received
44% (19/43)
18% (6/34)

2nd Return Factors Received
35% (7/20)
31% (4/13)

Break Factors Transformed
75% (3/4)
0% (0/0)

Winners
25
10

Unforced Errors
22
24

Internet Factors Received
76% (13/17)
56% (10/18)

Service Factors Received
81% (38/47)
60% (37/62)

Return Factors Received
40% (25/62)
19% (9/47)

Whole Factors Received
58% (63/109)
42% (46/109)

Service Video games Received
100% (9/9)
67% (6/9)

Return Video games Received
33% (3/9)
0% (0/9)

Whole Video games Received
67% (12/18)
33% (6/18)

Highlights

Sinner Sinks Fritz

There was little to separate the 2 within the opening few video games of the primary set. After a love maintain, Fritz was the primary to style a breakpoint within the seventh recreation, however Sinner erased it en path to holding.

The Italian then created three break factors at 0-40, however Fritz, who’s serving exceptionally effectively this season, discovered some large serves when he wanted them to flee.

Nonetheless, on the enterprise finish of the set, Sinner lifted his degree, making use of much more stress onto Fritz, and he couldn’t stand up to it. He was damaged to fifteen to drop the opener 6-4.

Within the second set, Sinner held a break level at 3-3, however once more, Fritz served his method out of bother. The highest seed then discovered himself in large bother at 0-30, solely to provide you with a laser-like passing shot at 30-30 to avert break level.

Like the primary set, Fritz was pressured to serve to remain in it, and regardless of shifting up 30-0, Sinner turned the screw, reeling off 4 straight factors because the American didn’t deal with the stress.

I assumed the match completely highlighted the distinction between the 2. Fritz performs nice, however Sinner can elevate his degree when he must most to widen the hole on the subject of the crunch.

It was a really robust match, we bought to know one another very effectively in a Grand Slam last. We knew precisely what to anticipate immediately, he was very aggressive and I used to be ready. I simply tried to serve very effectively within the essential moments, which I did. That was a really essential recreation within the second set, I used to be down 0/30. If he breaks me there, the momentum might change. Sinner on his win over Fritz.