PARISShowcasing the intense competition at the Paris Masters ALEXEI POpyrin pulled off a significant upset in the second round when the Australian defeated fourth-seeded DANIIL MEDVEDEV sixfour twenty-six seven-sixin four in a match filled with many ups and down.
The surprising outcome has caused a stir among tennis fans with the Russian star initially struggling to find momentum but the Australian kept pushing holding his nerve and winning the tightly contested matchup
The match between the two players opened with popyrin breaking medvedevs serve as the Australian player won three consecutive games He went on to ultimately win the first set sixfour in a dominant display of power tennis
However medvedev refused to give up He came back strongly in the second set by producing several aces and winners breaking popyrins serve twice and comfortably taking the set twenty-six
As the players entered the third and final set the pressure mounted for both players as they competed in a high-stakes encounter that could send shockwaves throughout the tennis world
The third set turned out to be a closely contested battle with both medvedev and popyrin eager to secure the victory popyrin controlled the deadlock Tie breaker to go ahead six four confirming his first win against a topseven ranked player since nineteen eighties debut in the event