Indian Wells Masters Live – Gael Monfils beat Daniil Medvedev: Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday, whereas Rafael Nadal beat Britain’s Daniel Evans 7-5, 6-3 to remain unbeaten in 2022.. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Indian Wells Masters Live: Shock defeat costs Daniil Medvedev number one rank, Rafael Nadal beats Daniel Evans at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters Live – Gael Monfils beat Daniil Medvedev: The 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory puts the Frenchman into the Round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open, where he will face the red-hot Carlos Alcaraz.
Just winning the set with the underarm serve 🙃
Never a dull moment with @Gael_Monfils #IndianWells pic.twitter.com/PGk0iAUQju
— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 14, 2022
“I played great tennis,” Monfils assessed. “I knew I was in great shape and tough to beat. It’s always special to beat a World No. 1,” he added, recalling when he fell just short after having three match points against then-No. 1 Djokovic in the 2020 Dubai semi-finals.
Indian Wells Masters Live – Gael Monfils beat Daniil Medvedev: Following a sloppy end to the first set, Monfils found a new gear for the rest of the two-hour, four-minute match. Medvedev won the last 11 points of the opening set, then created a break point in the first game of the second before the match was turned on its head.
Indian Wells Masters Live: Shock defeat costs Daniil Medvedev number one rank, Rafael Nadal beats Daniel Evans at Indian Wells
Aggressive throughout, Monfils began to find more consistency with his baseline blasts. Medvedev got the better of the long rallies early on, but the Frenchman was able to break down the World No. 1 as the match wore on.
🇫🇷 Magnifique Monfils 🇫🇷@Gael_Monfils defeats a World No.1 for the second time in his career (Nadal 2009), shocking Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-1#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/6YP0x4e8Gl
— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 14, 2022
Indian Wells Masters Live – : He used two screaming break-point winners to gain control of the second set, re-establishing his break advantage with a forehand rope that sent the crowd into a frenzy as Monfils basked in the support.
The Frenchman charged to a 4-0 lead in the final set, twice battling through deuce to break. As Monfils remained in top form, Medvedev’s level dropped as errors crept in to his game with increasing regularity. He never seriously threatened a comeback, with much of the credit for that going to Monfils, who kept the pressure on and kept his opponent chasing points from deep beyond the baseline.
On his sixth match point on the return, the Frenchman fittingly ended the match in style with a backhand winner.
Indian Wells Masters Live: Shock defeat costs Daniil Medvedev number one rank, Rafael Nadal beats Daniel Evans at Indian Wells
Twenty-times Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic is predicted to return to the highest of the world rankings when they’re up to date. Nadal dispatched Evans packing with a routine win to increase his unbeaten streak this 12 months to 17-0 after successful a males’s document-breaking twenty first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
Down an early break, the Spaniard levelled it within the eighth recreation and once more broke Evans to shut out the primary set and seize the momentum.
Indian Wells Masters Live: Shock defeat costs Daniil Medvedev number one rank, Rafael Nadal beats Daniel Evans at Indian Wells
He dropped simply two first-serve factors within the second set, breaking his opponent early and wrapping up his 400th Masters match win with a forehand winner, thrusting his palms within the air to cheers from the crowd.
Indian Wells Masters Live: Shock defeat costs Daniil Medvedev number one rank, Rafael Nadal beats Daniel Evans at Indian Wells
“Happy to be able to keep going in the tournament,” Nadal stated. “I think after a few games I have been playing better and better.” Elsewhere on the lads’s facet, Alcaraz beat fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-0.
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