Effortless Medvedev through to 2nd round after clinical victory

Daniil Medvedev breeze past Attila Balazc in straight sets 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 to proceed to round 2 at the US Open on Tuesday.

The 2021 champion did not mess around and dispatched his opponent in just 74 minutes as he hit 41 winners to secure comfortable victory.

Daniil Medvedev cruises through Round 1! pic.twitter.com/NQLPW2ixIA

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Medvedev will wait his opponent from the Max Purcell-Christopher O’Connel game, scheduled for later today.

After the game the 27-year-old was asked about the ongoing rivalry between two of the biggest names in tennis Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

“It’s normal they’re the biggest names right now,” he said.

“I don’t care. My goal is to try to play well to get to wherever they are and try to win.”