2022 French Open: Daniil Medvedev breezes past Facundo Bagnis
World number two Daniil Medvedev breezed past Argentina's Facundo Bagnis in the opening round of the 2022 French Open. The Russian won 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 38 minutes. Medvedev returned to the ATP Tour following a two-month break, having recovered from his hernia surgery. He will face Laslo Djere in the second round. Here are the key stats.
Medvedev won a total of 91 points and 35 winners in the match. He smashed as many as five aces, while Bagnis did not register any. The former won 57% (42/74) of the receiving points and 62% (8/13) of break points. Medvedev claimed 68% (15/22) of net points. He recorded a total of seven double faults. Bagnis recorded 29 unforced errors.
Just getting started 👊@DaniilMedwed advances to the second round with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bagnis. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/N0OLVB2TRt
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Medvedev claimed his maiden clay-court win of 2022. He had little match-time ahead of the ongoing French Open. The Russian, who returned the tour a week ago, lost to Richard Gasquet in the opening round of the Geneva Open.
Medvedev reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 2021. He registered victories over Reilly Opelka and Cristian Garin before losing to eventual runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas. Before that edition, Medvedev had not won a game at Roland Garros. Medvedev clinched his maiden major title last year at the US Open. Interestingly, he has reached the final at three of the last six Grand Slams.
Medvedev will lock horns with Serbia's Laslo Djere in the second round. The latter claimed a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Ricardas Berankis. Notably, Djere has won the only encounter between him and Medvedev on the ATP Tour. The former has a terrific record on clay courts, having won in Rio de Janeiro (2019) and Sardinia (2020).
Medvedev remains the favorite to overtake world number one Novak Djokovic in the ATP Rankings. In February this year, the Russian had surpassed Djokovic (361 weeks) before the latter reclaimed the spot. Medvedev will yet again overtake Djokovic if he reaches the French Open final.
