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Daniil Medvedev hits a forehand against Novak Djokovic of Serbia (not pictured) in the men's singles final on day fourteen of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., on Sept. 10, 2023. Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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.