It seems that since the Sunshine Doubles, ranking battles have become one of the main themes of tennis, and Medvedev is currently in the middle of this trouble.
Although Medvedev was one of the favorites to win the Indian Wells Masters, it was a pity that he was blocked out of the final by Rune, but after moving to Miami, due to the excellent form shown by the Russian star in Indian Wells, he was once favored by the bookmaker, and he was listed as one of the biggest favorites early, which also made everyone eager to know whether the Russian star could make up for the regret of Indian Wells.
No one expected that the surprise would come one step ahead of tomorrow, and Medvedev, the seventh seed, would be shocked to become the first big-seeded player to be upset in the men's singles.
Almost everyone before the game thought that Medvedev would get a hearty victory, and the bookmakers offered odds of 1.17 to 1 and 5 to 1 for the Russian star and Munar respectively, which made everyone believe that Medvedev's victory would be no suspense.
Unexpectedly, from the first set, Medvedev's first impression was not that he could eat popcorn with a smile and wait for the result of the match, but that he was taken aback.
The poor form of the Russians instantly made Munar, who was seriously underestimated before the game, smell the opportunity, and firmly grasped this God-given opportunity, and successfully took the next city 6-2.
After becoming the side that was under more pressure throughout the match, fans and netizens in the live broadcast room were still speculating that Medvedev would definitely improve his form from the second set, fight to the death with Munar, and then turn the tables around. Unexpectedly, Mei was still in a slump in the second set, and as Munar won the second set 6-3, he officially announced that one of the biggest favorites to win the championship was eliminated from the tournament.
How bad is Medvedev's form throughout the game? The serve has been weak and weak, and there is no threat in the return; Although Munar forced two break points on his serve, none of them were successfully converted, allowing his opponent to break three of his serves.
After Medvedev was swept and defeated, the reason for everyone's surprise was that at the Indian Wells Masters, he was still in quite good shape, how could his form plummet in just a few days, and he was like the previous Mei who showed great courage in serve, return and hold.
Since the Russian star reached the semi-finals at the Miami Masters last year, he is now out of the tournament early, and after being deducted 390 points, his instant world ranking has fallen to 10th, which also makes the alarm of the Russian star's top 10 ranking completely sounded.
Rune, who is currently ranked 11th, and Paul, who is 12th, are not far behind Medvedev at the moment, which means that if Rune and Paul can reach the deeper round at the Miami Masters, Medvedev will be ruthlessly squeezed out of the top 10 at the end of the Masters. And if the Russian star wants to return to the top ten in the world as soon as possible, he can only fight desperately.
Kyrgios is another player in the Miami Masters who has received a lot of attention and distress!
Since recovering from injury and announcing his comeback, Kyrgios is quite confident in himself, especially in the fight against Sinner, which makes people feel that if the two meet in the ring, not only can they fight all over the world, but even the Australian bad boy is very likely to torture the Italian to death.
It's a pity that in his debut after his comeback, Kyrgios's performance was a big disappointment, and confidence and arrogance directly became inverse.
Due to Kyrgios's previous performance was not outstanding, this appearance at the Miami Masters, everyone did not have particularly strong expectations for his performance against Khachanov, and some people bluntly said that watching the coconut game is mainly based on the topic, "This is the reason why we love him." ”
To be precise, Kyrgios played quite resilient in the first set against Khachanov, and the two battled fiercely from the opening game until the tie-break.
Although the Australian bad boy lost the tie-break, but seeing his hard work in the first set, everyone is still looking forward to his performance in the second set, but I didn't expect Kyrgios's current state to only ensure that he plays a good game, and the second set of the contest has nothing to do with him, until the end of the game made him a spectator, so it is not surprising that he swallowed the egg in the end.
"Coconut's current state, I really don't know if he really meets Sinner, what will he do to win the world's No. 1, by fighting a war of words?" When some people ridicule Kyrgios, they also hope that he can get out of the predicament as soon as possible, and only in this way, if he has the opportunity to fight Sinner at that time, can he avoid letting the embarrassment happen to him.
Of course, Medvedev and Kyrgios both ended in a crushing defeat in Miami, and the reaction of the outside world was not all disappointment, but it unexpectedly mobilized many people's enthusiasm for watching the game in advance. Obviously, this has become one of the next big highlights of men's tennis!(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)