US Open finalist Taylor Fritz benefited from a questionable serving decision by Daniil Medvedev and frustrated his opponent so much that the Russian player broke his racket and was docked a point in a 6-4,

DANIIL Medvedev suffered a complete meltdown during his ATP Tour Finals game against Taylor Fritz. The Russian tennis star, 28, seemed to lose the plot when he was broken in the second set.

American Taylor Fritz kicked off action at the 2024 ATP Finals in Turin, Italy with a convincing straight-set win over Russian Daniil Medvedev. Fritz, the 2024 US Open finalist, is seeking to be the first American to win the ATP Finals in a quarter-century since Pete Sampras in 1999.

Over his last 10 tournaments, Medvedev has won 79.8% of his service games and 28.8% of his return games. de Minaur has won 78.6% of his service games over his last 10 tournaments, and 37.0% of his return games.

Daniil Medvedev has addressed his huge meltdown after threatening to quit his ATP Finals match. The world No. 4 received multiple code violations and was docked a point after repeatedly throwing and smashing his racket while facing Taylor Fritz. He then told the umpire he was going to retire.

The Russian lost his cool and risked getting defaulted by his bizarre antics in the 6-4, 6-3 loss. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Fritz faced Medvedev in the first singles match of the year-end Finals. They were neck-and-neck until the Russian hit three double faults in a row to lose the opening set and smas

Taylor Fritz kept his cool in the face of an irate Daniil Medvedev to win the opening match of the ATP Finals in straight sets. American Fritz recorded his 50th win of the year by beating Medvedev 6-4 6-3 at the season-ending tournament in Turin,