Medvedev rebounds from temper tantrum and back into contention at ATP Finals

Daniil Medvedev was able to "block the noise" following a temper tantrum in his previous match and moved back into contention at the ATP Finals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur on Tuesday in Turin, Italy.

The Russian didn't face a single break point and was generally much sharper than in his straight-set loss to Taylor Fritz on Sunday during which he smashed his racket and lost his cool twice.

When the match was over, Medvedev closed his eyes and held his fingers to his ears. Then he wrote on a camera lens, "Block the noise."

"I went into this match also blocking the noise even from myself," Medvedev said. "No like tantrums and stuff. Just block the noise. And I really didn't care what was happening on the court. I just tried to play and it was a good feeling."

Fritz faces top-ranked Jannik Sinner in a rematch of the U.S. Open final scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET.

The top two finishers from each round-robin group advance to the semifinals.

Fast out of the blocks