Jannik Sinner showed his class after losing the Rotterdam final while congratulated Daniil Medvedev on the title and also added that the Russian will win more titles in 2023. On Sunday, sixth-seeded Medvedev rallied from a set down to beat Sinner 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to win his first title of the season in Rotterdam.
Sinner, who won Montpellier the week before, took a moment to congratulate Medvedev after failing to win back-to-back titles. “Daniil, congratulations to you and your team for winning your first title this season.
I think you’re going to win a lot more this year, so I wish you all the best. It has been a positive two weeks for me. I played a lot of matches and I’m very proud,» Sinner said after the final, according to the ATP website.
How Medvedev defeated Sinner?
Sinner earned the first break of the match in game four and also saved a break point in the next game to open up a 4-1 lead.
Down by a break, Medvedev refused to quit and broke the Italian in the seventh game. In game 12, when Medvedev was serving to stay in the first set, Sinner broke the Russian to win the first set. After losing the first set in devastating fashion, Medvedev broke Sinner in the first game of the second set.
Medvedev then earned his second break of the set in the fifth game, before serving for the second set in the eighth game. After winning the second set, Medvedev broke Sinner in the third game of the third set and also saved a break point in the fourth game to open up a 3-1 lead..
In the seventh game, Medvedev broke Sinner for the second time in the third set to take a 5-2 lead. Up for a double break, Medvedev routinely served for the title in the eighth game. Meanwhile, Sinner is now set to play in Marseille, where he is the second seed.
In Marseille, Sinner has a first round bye and will start his tournament from the round of 16. Whether Sinner can make a deep run in Marseille as well remains to be seen.
