Daniil Medvedev saves two match points, overcomes jeering crowd to beat Alexander Zverev in Monte Carlo Masters thriller

Daniil Medvedev saved two match points and battled jeers from the crowd to beat Alexander Zverev 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) to reach the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Zverev twice served for the match and had two match points but could not get over the line as Medvedev incredibly kept his head to produce a stunning fightback. Ad He will face Holger Rune in the last eight on Friday, after the Dane had a walkover due to a muscle injury for his scheduled opponent Matteo Berrettini.

ATP Monte CarloMedvedev impresses again to beat Sonego and set up first clay meeting with ZverevYESTERDAY AT 15:14 “It was a crazy match,” said Medvedev. “I tried to watch a lot of tennis before playing this tournament and everything I saw is that you could come back at any moment. “As soon as someone gets a little bit tight, the match can turn around in one second and that’s what I managed to do.” Asked about his decision to tell the crowd to be quiet when they jeered, he added: “The thing is I saw Novak’s [Djokovic] match today and I was just talking to the referee about the mark.

Some people start booing and I was like I’m not going to play until you shut up. “After the Australian Open final, if something happens I don’t like, I’m like, ‘OK guys, you can do whatever but I’m not going to play until you stop. As long as there is sound I’m not going to play.'” Medvedev broke first to lead 2-1 but it seemed to force Zverev to play freely, as the German broke back immediately.

Suddenly, Zverev was on the front foot and had Medvedev with his back up against the wall as he won the next three games to go 5-2 in front. Medvedev pulled a game back, before Zverev held serve to seal the set in 41 minutes. At the start of the second, Medvedev went on the