Medvedev Destroys Racquet In 6-0 6-0 Loss

The world number 10 deed 28 unforced errors, 5 double faults and won conscionable 4 of 21 points down his 2nd service successful a dismal showing.

Medvedev has go infamous for his outbursts - astir notably astatine past year's US Open, wherever he had a meltdown aft a photographer walked connected tribunal mid-match.

Afterwards, Berrettini wrote 'scusa Carlo' connected nan camera lens - an apology to Italian character Carlo Verdone, who called Medvedev his favourite subordinate earlier this week.

Wildcard Berrettini, nan 2021 Wimbledon finalist making his measurement backmost up nan rankings aft a lengthy wounded lay-off, said it was "one of nan champion performances of my life".

"I deliberation I missed 3 shots successful nan full match," Berrettini, 29, said.

"I deliberation nan crippled scheme was cleanable and my weapons were working."

Former world number six Berrettini will look either rising Brazil prima Joao Fonseca aliases Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech next.

World number 15 Andrey Rublev besides suffered an early exit, losing 6-4 6-1 to Belgium's Zizou Bergs.