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Medvedev Masters Murray In Miami

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Top seed moves to 2-0 against Murray
Andy Murray had high praise for Daniil Medvedev before their clash at the Miami Open presented by Itau. The top seed showed why on Saturday.

Medvedev dispatched Murray 6-4, 6-2 to reach the fourth round at the season’s second ATP Masters 1000 event and take a 2-0 lead in the pair’s ATP Head2Head series. The 13-time tour-level titlist will next play 27th seed Cristian Garin or Spaniard Pedro Martinez.

“I think it was a great match. It’s never easy, first-round matches, even if you practise on the same courts for one or two months, it’s never going to be the same as a competitive tournament match," Medvedev said in his post-match interview. "So I’m happy that I managed to have zero break points against me. I feel like I have some room for improvement, but it was a great match against an amazing player and I’m happy that I managed to go through.”

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It was a good start to the tournament for Medvedev, who must reach the semi-finals in Miami to retake the top spot in the ATP Rankings from Novak Djokovic on 4 April. The 26-year-old climbed to World No. 1 on 28 February before relinquishing it on Monday following the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

Murray recently announced that Ivan Lendl would be rejoining his team, and the former World No. 1 was in the Scot’s box inside Hard Rock Stadium. The crowd was on Murray’s side, frequently cheering his impressive shots, especially on big points.

But Medvedev was too solid from the baseline and on serve for the wild card to overcome. He did not face a break point in his one-hour, 30-minute victory.

"On the days when you serve good, your opponent doesn’t have this freedom to return, it helps you," Medvedev said. "[In the] second set, the scoreline was easier, it was much tougher in the beginning, but when your opponent knows you’re probably going to get some aces and it’s not going to be easy for him to return, he gets pressure on his serve and many times that is what happens in close matches.”


Murray did not necessarily do anything wrong in the match, but he was unable to step into the court often enough to displace the top seed from his comfort zone. Medvedev appeared full of confidence in neutral rallies and never appeared under stress against the two-time Miami champion.

"Every opportunity I had I tried to take it, to go for it," Medvedev said. "And there were a lot of moments when I was happy about my game.”

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Balance Of Power Stat Debuts In Miami, Medvedev Is Case In Point

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New measure proves that fortune does favour the brave
How many times have you heard a player say that being more aggressive underpinned his victory? Surely more times than you have heard a player say that he turned around a match by playing more defensively!

Until now, we've accepted that attacking play typically is rewarded with a victory. A new tool now allows us to prove the thesis and dig deeper to better explain the narrative.

Tennis Data Innovations, formed in 2020 to enrich fans' enjoyment and understanding of tennis through data, is launching a new metric called Balance of Power, which shows the percentage of shots played in offense, neutral and defence by both players.

The metric made its debut Saturday at the Miami Open presented by Itau across ATP Media's World Feed broadcast. And it emphatically showed that Daniil Medvedev controlled the Balance of Power in his convincing 6-4, 6-2 win over Andy Murray, with a strong six percentage point advantage (24% to 18%).

Balance of Power

And here's a headline-grabbing stat for fans, players and coaches that the new data reveal: A player who spends more time in offense wins 68% of matches.

The BOP metric is dynamically calculated during every shot by proprietary software that analyses a range of data points including:

Quality of the incoming ball
Both players' court position
Opponent's recovery position
Players' body position when hitting the shot (e.g. are they in a strong, balanced position or are they hitting while stretched?)
On average, ATP Tour players spend 22% of their time in offense, 22% in defence and 56% in neutral positions. If a player can shift the BOP by just two percentage points in his favour (e.g. 25% versus 23% for his opponent), his chance of winning the match is 64%.

Should the BOP power differential reach eight percentage points or greater, a player's chance of winning the match increases to 72%

Balance of Power is just the first of several new data points TDI will be unveiling in coming months. Rolling out next will be a deeper dive into Balance of Power, measuring the ratio of points won from offensive and defensive positions.

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Medvedev Motors On In Miami

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Top seed faces Brooksby in fourth round
Daniil Medvedev is warming up nicely under the Florida sun.

The World No. 2 looked every bit a four-time ATP Masters 1000 winner on Monday as he brushed past Spain’s Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open presented by Itau.

Medvedev was pleased with how he had handled the matchup, even when the Spaniard raised his level in the second set. “I just felt like I had to be more consistent, and the more consistent one today would win," he said after the match. "I managed to just make a few less errors at important moments, serve even better, and it was a small margin but I managed to win and I’m really happy.”

The 26-year-old will claw back the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings that he lost two weeks ago with a semi-final run in Miami. This performance suggests he will take some stopping at Hard Rock Stadium and recent history backs that theory up – Medvedev has won 12 of his 13 tour-level titles on hard courts and the win over Martinez was his 178th win on the surface since 2018, 38 more than any other player on Tour over the same period.

Martinez battled well and his run to the third round in Miami has showcased the ability that took him to a maiden ATP Tour title in Santiago in February. The Spaniard will now move onto the clay-court season confident of improving his current career-high ranking of 47.

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Medvedev identified a solid serving performance as the foundation for his win over two-time champion Andy Murray in the second round, and this was the case again against Martinez. He dropped just four points behind his delivery in the opening set, which he clinched with a break in the eighth game despite some spirited resistance from the Spaniard.

An early break in the second suggested Medvedev was ready to run away with proceedings but Martinez hit back to square at 2-2, combining aggression with some stoic defence as the 2021 US Open champion was broken for the first time in the tournament.


Medvedev remained focused despite the setback, powering his way to another break for 4-3 before reeling off eight points in a row on serve to extend his ATP Head2Head series lead over Martinez to 2-0. According to Infosys ATP Stats, he won 79 per cent (31/39) points behind his first delivery in the match overall, firing 14 aces on his way to an 84-minute victory.

The 13-time ATP Tour titlist was pleased with the way he had kept his concentration to clinch a tricky second set. “When I went up a break the first time, it was old balls and the last game when the sun was straight in your eyes, so I didn’t manage to close it out and it was a really tough one," he said. "Then a few games later, I had a break with no sun and new balls, so I managed to play a little bit more free, and that helped me a lot."

Medvedev's fourth-round assignment is a first meeting with American Jenson Brooksby, after the American rallied from 0-4 in the third set to upset 15th seed Roberto Bautista Agut.

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Medvedev Passes Brooksby Test

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Top seed next faces Hurkacz or Harris
Daniil Medvedev moved to within one victory of reclaiming the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings Tuesday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, overcoming Jenson Brooksby 7-5, 6-1.

The 26-year-old, who is making his fourth appearance in Florida, rallied from 3-5 in the first set as he soaked up Brooksby’s variety of shots in a controlled performance to advance into the quarter-finals after 80 minutes.

“Jenson has the potential to be a top player,” Medvedev said in his on-court interview. “He is really good and plays better than his ranking. I knew it was not going to be an easy match. I had no solutions at the beginning. The crucial moment was when I managed to make him serve for the set and he got a little bit tight and I played a bit better.”

Medvedev will next face reigning Miami champion Hubert Hurkacz or South African Lloyd Harris, knowing a win would move him back to World No. 1 on Monday, two weeks after he lost top spot to Novak Djokovic.

The Balance of Power analysis from Tennis Data Innovation shows the dramatic turnaround in how the match was played between sets. Brooksby had a slight edge in BOP in the first set when he made an explosive start, but Medvedev had a massive nine percentage points advantage in playing from attacking positions when he dominated the second set. (Learn more about Balance of Power)

Set One Balance of Power

BOP

Set Two Balance of Power

Balance of Power

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The top seed is bidding to win his first trophy of the season this week, having reached the final at the Australian Open and the last four at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco.

Medvedev, who spent three weeks as the World No. 1 from 28 February to 21 March this year, is a four-time ATP Masters 1000 champion. With his victory over American Brooksby, the World No. 2 equalled his best result in Miami, after also advancing to the last eight in 2021.


Medvedev started slowly against Brooksby on Hard Rock Stadium as he struggled to cope with the World No. 39’s intensity and shot variation. However, Medvedev is not a 13-time tour-level titlist for nothing, and he found his range when it mattered most, breaking back to level at 5-5.

From there he put his foot on the pedal, hitting with great accuracy, depth and precision to force Brooksby into errors. Medvedev limited the unforced error count in the second set and rolled off 10 of the final 11 games, firing the ball through the court with great power to advance in their first ATP Head2Head meeting.

“Sometimes I am not that intense on court, so today I tried to pump myself up,” Medvedev added. “I had to try and close it out as fast as possible. I had to fight for every point.”

Brooksby defeated Federico Coria, Nikoloz Basilashvili and Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the fourth round. The 21-year-old was aiming to reach the quarter-finals at a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time.

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