Top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev beat Frenchman Arthur Fils 6–4, 6–2 in a first-round match to capture one of Wednesday’s six sweeps at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
Fils held a 3–2 lead in the first set, but Medvedev dominated the rest of the way. Overall, Medvedev won 28 of 31 first-service points while collecting 16 winners against just three unforced errors.