Serbia’s Medjedovic wins Next Gen ATP title-ZoomTech News


Medjedovic has loved a breakthrough season in 2023

Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic turned the sixth winner of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals after a five-set win over France’s Arthur Fils.

The 20-year-old world quantity 111 recovered from letting two match factors slip within the fourth set earlier than profitable 3-4(6-8) 4-1 4-2 3-4(9/11) 4-1.

The event is the season-ending occasion for the top-ranked male gamers aged 21 and below.

The occasion has a best-of-five format with 4 video games profitable a set.

Former champions embody present prime 10 gamers Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

This season, Medjedovic reached tour-level semi-finals in Gstaad and Astana and gained three ATP Challenger Tour occasions.

He’s the lowest-ranked champion in event historical past however transformed his third match level to get previous his 19-year-old opponent, ranked 36 on this planet.

“I can not imagine I’ve gained this title however it will give me loads of confidence for 2024,” he stated.

“Arthur is a tremendous participant – he is prime 40 for a motive – so I am actually comfortable.

“It was powerful after the primary set. I modified my garments and recovered and began to play good once more. I did not play good after I had match factors within the fourth set. I wasn’t relaxed, I used to be very stiff.

“Thank God I recovered and I used to be simply making an attempt to remain relaxed as a lot as I may and I managed to do it in the long run.”

Medjedovic obtained messages of help in the course of the week from compatriot Novak Djokovic, who clinched a document seventh ATP Finals title in Turin final month.

“Two of us from Serbia. He gained the large Masters, the true one, and I gained the Subsequent Gen. Clearly, it is an enormous factor and I am comfortable to observe in his footsteps ultimately,” he added.


Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top