PIF ATP Live Race To:<\/b> Daniil Medvedev rallied back from a set down to beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the second-round clash at the Shanghai Masters to march into the third round here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing his first match since he defaulted in the China Open for hitting a spectator during his semifinal against Novak Djokovic, Medvedev defeated Struff in a one-hour-and-52-minute battle for his 10th win over the German.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev now has 31 wins on the hard courts in 2026, along with his Dubai, Brisbane and Hangzhou titles on the surface. He is a 2019 champion in Shanghai and will be up against either Tomas Martin Etcheverry or Dalibor Svrcina in the round of 32.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev is currently eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and is aiming to qualify for the year-end event for the seventh time, having missed the cut last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev banked on his strong serve in the match. He sent down 21 aces and won 88% of his first-serve points. The Russian broke the German thrice in the match and was broken twice but also saved four break points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev had recently apologised for hitting a spectator near the eye during his semifinal against Djokovic, following which he was defaulted and Djokovic made it to the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev was trailing 5-7, 3-5 and was 15-15 in the ninth game of the set when he instinctively hit the ball towards the crowd after it bounced back to him from the wall. The ball hit a fan around the left eye, after which he was defaulted, and Djokovic earned a walkover.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Medvedev had recently apologised for hitting a spectator near the eye during his semifinal against Djokovic, following which he was defaulted and Djokovic made it to the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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