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After losing the second set to a one-sided
tiebreak, the Russian changed equipment and soon began to
dominate, winning the next two sets to level the match then
racing past Ruusuvuori in the decider.
He delivered a total of 23 aces, in contrast to his opponent's
one. Of those 23, 16 came after the second set.
"Then I (changed my rackets) and finally found one where I felt
like I was playing better. Sometimes it is just something you
create in your mind," the third seed told reporters.
"I stayed with this racket. I started with it at the beginning
of the third set and stayed with it until the end of the match.
"It was not easy to start the match and in the first set I was
missing too much. I was missing all over the place."
Medvedev looked at his best in the final portion of the match
and said the titanic duel "will remain in his memory".
"If I was a fan, maybe I would have gone home and watched the
match on TV. I would have watched 30 minutes and gone to bed. So
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking around, you
guys are very strong," he added.
Medvedev continues his bid for a second Grand Slam title when he
faces 27th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in the third
round on Saturday.
(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru, additional reporting by
Angelica Medina; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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