Matteo Berrettini devastates Daniil Medvedev: "One of the best matches ever"

In Monte Carlo, Matteo Berrettini devastated Daniil Medvedev with a double 6-0. “It was a strange match, I didn’t expect to play so well and I didn’t expect him to struggle like that, it was one of the best matches of my life,” commented the Roman. “I suffered in the first game, but then I didn’t expect to win so cleanly. I tried to keep my concentration high and not to be distracted by what was happening on the other side of the court.”

“In the second set he served with new balls, I was good and I broke serve right away and relaxed completely. The reality is that I need matches like these, I just need some time and confidence,” he added.

A result as surprising as it is clear-cut, considering the precedents between the two: all three head-to-head matches played previously had been in favor of the Russian, who had not lost to Berrettini since as far back as 2018. The last direct confrontation was even four years ago, with Medvedev always able to prevail. This time, however, the Roman completely overturned the predictions, leaving just zero games to his opponent throughout the entire match.

For Berrettini this is a victory of enormous value also in terms of ranking: current number 90 in the world, the Capitoline tennis player overcame an opponent who has steadily returned to the Top 10 and who in the previous weeks had reached the final in Indian Wells, beating along the way precisely Carlos Alcaraz. The success confirms that Berrettini, when he can express his best tennis, can still compete at the highest level.