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Patna : Second seed Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, beat 7th seed Hubert Hurkacz, 24, Poland, in close three-set contest in a Group stage match in Nitto ATP Final at Turin, Italy, on November 14, 2021, night.
World No 2 Medvedev defeated World No 9 Hurkacz in three-sets 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in 2hr 40 seconds rallying back from one set down. Medvedev won 2 break points during the match to none by the Pole, who won the first set tie-break.
The Russian hammered 15 Aces during the match to 12 by the Pole. Medvedev also won 3 games in a row during the match. The Russian, in all, won 96 points during the match to 81 points by Hurkacz. Medvedev’s winning percentage both on his first and second serve was much better than that of Hurkacz’s.