Russia successful against Italy at the ATP Cup in Perth

The Russian team was successful at the start of the inaugural ATP Cup as they defeated Italy after Khachanov and Medvedev won their matches.

It was a terrible start for Khachanov in Perth. He was losing already 5-2 40-30 to Travaglia in the first set. But despite facing a set point, the young Russian did not give up and fought for the set. He was successful in doing so as he leveled the score and gained a late lead to win the set 7-5. In the second set, Khachanov had no more problems when he defeated Travaglia 6-3 in 37 minutes and secured a 1-0 lead for the Russian team.

The second match between Russia and Italy featured two players from TOP 15. Daniil Medvedev played Fabio Fognini in a quick 3-set match. Again, the beginning was not good for Russians. Medvedev lost the first set 1-6 and Team Russia was hoping for another comeback.

World number 5, Medvedev was almost flawless on his service in the second set and managed to win up to 63% of points after Fognini's first service what was a key to an easy 6-1 victory. Medvedev maintained the high-level of play also in the third set to earn the second point for his team. Next, Russia will meet the USA who lost to Norway earlier in Perth.