Hangzhou
Medvedev begins ‘new project’ with classy win in Hangzhou
#NextGenATP Tien advances at Chinese ATP 250
September 20, 2025
Hangzhou Open
Daniil Medvedev eases past Nishesh Basavareddy on Saturday in Hangzhou.
By ATP Staff
Daniil Medvedev made a smooth start to a new era in his career Saturday at the Lynk & Co Hangzhou Open.
Competing for the first time since splitting with his coach of eight years, Gilles Cervara, the former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings dispatched Nishesh Basavareddy 6-2, 6-3 on debut at the Chinese ATP 250. Medvedev, who has been working with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke since his dramatic first-round US Open loss to Benjamin Bonzi last month, returned to action in style with a clinical performance against #NextGenATP qualifier Basavareddy.
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“It was a great match for me. I’m happy with the way I played, with the way I served,” said Medvedev in his on-court interview. “I’m happy to win of course. I have not been winning a lot of matches, so I’m happy to win. I really like the city, I’ve enjoyed it here, so I’m happy to stay for a couple more days.”
Medvedev won nine consecutive games from 2-2 in the first set to take complete control of his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with Basavareddy. Despite being broken for the only time in the match when serving at 5-1 in the second set, he soon wrapped a victory in which he converted four of eight break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
With his 76-minute win, Medvedev improved to 27-18 for the 2025 season. The 29-year-old, who is competing this week as the World No. 18, has struggled for his best level this year. He won just one match across the four majors, and it was his defeat to Bonzi at the US Open that proved the catalyst for his split with Cervara.
After launching his stint working with Johansson and Goetzke, which he earlier this week described as ‘an interesting new project’, with a comfortable triumph against Basavareddy, Medvedev will next aim to book a semi-final spot in Hangzhou when he faces hometown favourite Wu Yibing or Sebastian Korda.
In other early Saturday action, Learner Tien advanced to the last eight with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Giulio Zeppieri. The #NextGenATP American, who is currently third in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, will next play top seed Andrey Rublev or qualifier Valentin Royer.
