By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 17, 2024
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Daniel Medvedev AND Taylor Fritz both have left Vienna, while Kei Nishikori has entered the field for next week’s Erste Bank Open.
Former US Open finalist Nishikori accepted a wild card in Vienna.
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Former world No. 1 Medvedev retired after collecting a $1.5 million payday after suffering a 6-0, 6-3 loss to the world No. 1. Jannik the Sinner at the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh yesterday.
“I’ve never played against anyone with the game shown by Sinner,” said Medvedev, who is seeking his first ATP title of 2024.
Fritz, the 2024 US Open runner-up to Sinner, withdrew from Vienna due to what the tournament called “a muscle injury”.
