{
  "id": 3467519,
  "title": "Martin Damm slams top-seeded Daniil Medvedev at Winston-Salem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/martin-damm-slams-top-seeded-daniil-medvedev-at-winston-salem",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:20:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436601/martin-damm-slams-top-seeded-daniil-medvedev-at-winston-salem"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Martin Damm, the wild-card entrant, upset top-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina. Damm, standing at 6-foot-8, dominated the match in just 1 hour, 22 minutes, triumphing 7-5, 6-3. Medvedev, the number one seed, struggled, winning only 2 of 4 points while he reached the net, whereas Damm won 20 of his 28 advances. Damm did not relinquish his serve, saving both break points he faced. Luciano Darderi and Ignacio Buse, the second and third seeds respectively, overcame their second-round opponents in three sets each. Arthur Fery, the fourth seed, and Raphael Collignon, the fifth seed, emerged victorious after two sets. Raphael Collignon and Mariano Navone, the fifth and sixth seeds, unfortunately did not progress past the second round. Rinky Hijikata from Australia and James Duckworth also secured wins against Collignon and Navone, respectively. Adrian Mannarino, 11th-seeded, and Luca Van Assche, 12th-seeded, both from France, joined the exit list. Tomas Machac from the Czech Republic, seeded 14th, lost to Mees Rottgering from the Netherlands. Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Sebastian Baez, both of Argentina, Sebastian Baez, despite being 10th-seeded, were both among the fortunate ones who advanced to the third round.",
  "summary": "Wild-card entrant Martin Damm needed just 1 hour, 22 minutes to knock out No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3 in second-round action on Tuesday at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina. The 6-foot-8 Damm used his length at the net to pull off the upset. While Medvedev won just 2 of 4 points when he was at the net, Damm won 20 of his 28 advances. Damm also never dropped his serve,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}