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Five Things To Know About Popyrin, Medvedev’s Next Opponent

Five Things To Know About Popyrin, Medvedev’s Next Opponent

Alexei Popyrin will face a tough challenge on Sunday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, when he plays World No. 2 and top seed Daniil Medvedev in the third round. The Russian star has plenty of respect for the 21-year-old Aussie. “He’s a great player. I think [he is] still young, still coming up. Great strokes, great serve. Solid baseline player, but he can go to the net, hit winners from all corners of the court,” Medvedev said. “It’s going to be a tough match. Looking forward to it.” Before they compete at the season’s first ATP Masters 1000 event, ATPTour.com looks at five...

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