Aussie stuns Medvedev in career 'biggest win'

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Australia's Alex de Minaur has scored the biggest triumph of his career, defeating Daniil Medvedev astatine the Paris Masters.

It's the archetypal clip de Minaur has beaten a apical five-ranked player, overcoming a 2nd acceptable stumble to triumph 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 successful 2 hours and 46 minutes.

It was an up and down last set, with the Australian coming backmost from 0-2 and was incapable to person 2 lucifer points connected the Russian's serve.

But helium wouldn't beryllium denied astatine 6-5, with Medvedev treble faulting connected de Minaur's 4th lucifer constituent astatine 30/40, handing the 23-year-old victory.

A frustrated Medvedev smashed his racquet aft losing the lucifer earlier walking up to shingle hands with the Aussie.

De Minaur had mislaid each 18 of his erstwhile matches against apical 5 players and had mislaid each 4 of his anterior encounters against Medvedev.

The Russian erstwhile satellite No.1 volition driblet retired of the apical 4 for the archetypal clip successful astir 2 years. Medvedev held the apical ranking until aft the US Open successful September. He volition beryllium ranked No.5 astatine champion connected Monday.

Staying successful the apical 4 is important for the seedings for expansive slams. Players successful the apical 4 debar the different apical 4 players until the semi finals.

Players that autumn betwixt 5-8 successful the rankings, are drawn to play a apical 4 subordinate successful the quarter-finals.

De Minaur volition play American Frances Tiafoe successful the past 16 successful Paris.

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