Danil Medvedev rallied from a set a break down to beat Alexander Muller 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 7-5 on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
Both players were not able to break in the first set, which went on serve en route to the tie-break. Muller rallied from 0-2 down to win the tie-break 7-3 with three mini-breaks.
Muller raced out to a a 3-0 lead in the second set. Medvedev broke back in the fifth game and held serve to 3-3. Muller earned two set points at 5-4 and 6-5, but Medvedev held his service games. Medvedev came back from 0-3 down to win the win the tie-break 7-4 with two mini-breaks.
Medvedev went up a 4-1 lead in the third set. Muller pulled back on serve to draw level to 4-4. The Frenchman won his fifth consecutive game with a second break to close out the third set 6-4.
Both players went on serve in the fourth game until the 12th game when Medvedev earned the decisive break, when Muller made a double fault on the match point.
“I did not play my best match. For whatever reason it feels much slower. Really slow bounce, not like a grass court where it normally slides. I need to get used to it. The more matches I play on it, the more chances I have to play better and better”, said Medvedev.
