Daniil Medvedev shows frustration, smashes racquet during loss to Sebastian Korda at China Open

World number three Daniil Medvedev has shown his frustration during his recent outing in the Shanghai Masters.

The 27-year-old’s journey in the ATP 1000 competition came to a surprising end as he lost to America’s Sebastian Korda in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-2 on Saturday.

During the match, Russia’s tennis star was clearly frustrated as he ended up smashing his racquet.

The result will be a big setback for Medvedev who was hoping to have a longer run after suffering back-to-back final defeats.

The Moscow-born recently came second-best in the final of the China Open against Italy’s Jannik Sinner who emerged victorious in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6.

Before that, Medvedev lost the final of the US Open to the current world number one Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.

Despite those results, Medvedev will be pretty pleased with his overall performance in 2023 where other than the final in New York, he also played in the semifinal of Wimbledon.

However, he fell short of a spot in the final after losing to Spain’s young sensation and the current world number two Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.