On February 5, local time, the men's singles round of the 2025 ATP500 Rotterdam station began, and the No. 2 seed Medvedev lost to qualifier Bellucci 3-6/7-6(6)/3-6 and stopped in the second round.
Medvedev infographic
Medvedev has had a poor season, exiting early in the second round of the Australian Open. In this match, Medvedev suffered a crucial break in the eighth game of the first set and lost the first set 3-6. In the second set, Medvedev took a 4-1 lead, but he did not play well in the next few games and was tied by Bellucci. The match went to a tie-break, and Bellucci had a match point for the match, but Medvedev scored three points in a row to pull back the set 7-6(6). In the deciding set, Medvedev wasted six break points in the first three games, and then repeated the mistake of the first set in the eighth game and suffered a crucial break to win.
Aliassime, who won the tournament last week, withdrew after a 7-6(3)/4-6 battle with qualifier Vavasori, while Lehecka retired after a 5-7, 0-2 battle with eighth seed Hurkacz. No.7 seed Fes came back from behind to beat compatriot Lestiana 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the second round. In the doubles, Zhang Zhizhen/Dodiger lost 5-7, 5-7 to Gillette/Zielinski, and lost the first match.
Other results:
Gricosp 6-3/6-7(2)/7-6(4) Berrettini
Altmaier 1-6/6-4/6-3 Kovacevic[S]
Marousanne 6-3/4-6/7-6(3) Struff
(Text, editor: Dato, photo: Visual China)