Medvedev On Brink Of Third Round Before Darkness Suspends Play At Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis

Third seed Daniil Medvedev was two video games from victory in opposition to Adrian Mannarino on Thursday night earlier than darkness descended on the All England Garden Tennis Membership. Up two units to like, Medvedev led 4-2 within the third set earlier than the Frenchman staged a late cost to increase the match right into a second day of play.

Medvedev will take a 6-3, 6-3, 4-4 lead into Friday, with Mannarino to serve when the match resumes. Whereas the scoreline nonetheless favours Medvedev, the 27-year-old will likely be cautious of his veteran opponent, who leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head 4-2 and gained their most up-to-date encounter final month on the grass of ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Medvedev has but to lose a set this fortnight. He opened his marketing campaign with a straight-sets win in opposition to residence favorite Arthur Fery on Wednesday and can hope to maintain his excellent run alive when he returns to the court docket for a 3rd straight day.

Wimbledon is the one main at which Medvedev has not superior to at the least the quarter-finals. His greatest outcome on the London lawns was a fourth-round run in 2021.

The winner of the No. 2 Courtroom matchup will subsequent face both Marton Fucsovics or Marcos Giron. That second-round match was additionally suspended on Thursday night, with Hungary’s Fucovics main 7-6(2), 6-3, 4-6.