The world quantity 10 hit 28 unforced errors, 5 double faults and received simply 4 of 21 factors behind his second serve in a dismal displaying.
Medvedev has turn into notorious for his outbursts – most notably ultimately yr’s US Open, the place he had a meltdown after a photographer walked on court docket mid-match.
Afterwards, Berrettini wrote ‘scusa Carlo’ on the digital camera lens – an apology to Italian actor Carlo Verdone, who known as Medvedev his favorite participant earlier this week.
Wildcard Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon finalist making his approach again up the rankings after a prolonged harm lay-off, mentioned it was “one of the best performances of my life”.
“I think I missed three shots in the entire match,” Berrettini, 29, mentioned.
“I think the game plan was perfect and my weapons were working.”
Former world quantity six Berrettini will face rising Brazil star Joao Fonseca subsequent.
World quantity 15 Andrey Rublev additionally suffered an early exit, dropping 6-4 6-1 to Belgium’s Zizou Bergs.
