Daniil Medvedev beats Fabian Marozsan

Daniil Medvedev opened his Madrid campaign Saturday by beating Fabian Marozsan 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-4 in the second round. (atptour.com) (tennismajors.com) The seventh seed surged through the first set and built a 4-2 lead in the second before Marozsan forced a decider with a tiebreak win. (atptour.com) (tennismajors.com) Medvedev regained control late in the third set, breaking in the 10th game to close out the match and record his 20th win of the season. (atptour.com) Afterward, Medvedev said a full change of clothes helped him reset after the lost tiebreak, down to fresh socks, shorts, shirt and underwear. (atptour.com) The result mattered because it was Medvedev’s first match since April’s Monte Carlo loss to Matteo Berrettini, a 6-0, 6-0 defeat that ATP Tour and Tennis Majors both described as a jolt. (atptour.com) (tennismajors.com) Tennis Majors reported that the Monte Carlo match was the first double-bagel loss of Medvedev’s career and came in 49 minutes. (tennismajors.com) Against Marozsan, Medvedev won 79% of points behind his first serve, taking 50 of 63 on that delivery, according to Infosys ATP Stats cited by ATP Tour. (atptour.com) Madrid is running from April 20 to May 3 at Caja Mágica, and Medvedev’s win moved him into the third round. (mutuamadridopen.com) (tennismajors.com) His next opponent is Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, the 19-year-old Norwegian qualifier ranked No. 140, in what Tennis Majors said will be Kjaer’s first match against a top-10 player. (tennismajors.com) For Medvedev, the immediate task in Madrid was simpler than style points: avoid another clay stumble, and he did. (atptour.com)