French Open 2024: Daniil Medvedev receives walkover, reaches third round
What's the story
Russian ace Daniil Medvedev reached the 2024 French Open third round after receiving a walkover from Miomir Kecmanovic.
Medvedev was leading 6-1, 5-0 before Kecmanovic was forced to retire.
Notably, the former has reached this stage at Roland Garros for the third time.
Medvedev, who now owns nine French Open wins, is vying for his second Grand Slam title.
Here are the key stats.
Stats
A look at match stats
Fifth seed Medvedev won a total of 50 points and 26 winners throughout the match. He served six aces compared to Kecmanovic's one.
The Russian had a win percentage of 85 and 25 in the first and second serves, respectively. He won eight of his 10 net points.
Medvedev (6) had less unforced errors than Kecmanovic (14). Both of them registered a double-fault.
French Open
Medvedev goes beyond second round
As mentioned, Medvedev has gone beyond the second round for the third time at Roland Garros. He played the quarter-final in 2021 before having a fourth-round finish the next year.
Medvedev, who struggles on the clay court, was knocked out in the first round for four successive years between 2017 and 2020.
He had a similar result at Roland Garros last year.
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Medvedev 4-0 Kecmanovic
Medvedev now has a 4-0 lead over Kecmanovic in the ATP head-to-head series. Medvedev won twice in 2022 (Los Cabos and French Open) before claiming another win in Adelaide last year. Notably, Medvedev is yet to drop a set against the Serb.
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Medvedev 9-7 at Roland Garros
As per ATP, Medvedev has now improved to 9-7 at Roland Garros. He has a win-loss record of 8-3 record on clay this year. Earlier in the season, Medvedev reached the quarter-final run at Madrid Masters.