ATP NextGen Finals: Van Assche and Medjedovic celebrate opening victories
Luca Van Assche and Hamad Medjedovic celebrated their opening victories at the NextGen Finals in Jeddah.
by Nikolaus Fink
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Nov 28, 2023, 10:50 pm
Luca Van Assche, who was seeded second, made a successful start to the NextGen Finals in Jeddah. At the start of the unofficial U-21 World Cup, the Frenchman beat Jordanian wildcard starter Abedallah Shelbayh 4:3 (5), 3:4 (5), 4:1 and 4:1.
In the last match of the day, Hamad Medjedovic scored a victory. The Serb, who also won twice against Dominic Thiem this season, defeated Alex Michelsen (USA) 4:2, 4:3 (3), 3:4 (3), 3:4 (5) and 4 :3 (4).
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After the first day, the green group is somewhat surprisingly led by Flavio Cobolli. The Italian beat Dominic Stricker in four sets, the top seeded Frenchman Arthur Fils had to go the full distance to win against Luca Nardi .