Medvedev through at Shanghai Masters in first match since disqualification
Daniil Medvedev overcame a shaky start to beat Jan-Lennard Struff in Shanghai, five days after being defaulted for hitting a spectator with a ball during his match against Novak Djokovic in Beijing.
Daniil Medvedev, the former world number one, secured a comeback victory at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, marking his first match since being disqualified from the China Open. The Russian tennis player defeated Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, advancing to the next round. Medvedev, currently ranked sixth, had to overcome an early wobble in the match, but ultimately held his composure to send down 21 aces.
After the semi-final against Novak Djokovic, where he was defaulted for hitting a spectator with a ball, Medvedev expressed that it was an accident. Playing in the next round in Shanghai, Medvedev faces either Czech qualifier Dalibor Svrcina or Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina. Later that day, second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz was set to begin his title pursuit against Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
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