Daniil Medvedev not taking rising star J.J. Wolf for granted ahead of US Open clash

Third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev was happy with his US Open second round performance against world No. 116 Chris O'Connell.

Medvedev, ranked at No. 5 in the world, had no problems against O'Connell as he saw off the Australian in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-4.

"Was great. Was great match. Nothing special but really happy to win in three sets. Didn't lose my serve, which is always important. Managed to break early in the second and third set, and first set was, I think, under control also.Happy to be through, and let's see what the next rounds will give us," Medvedev said of his win.

Medvedev plays next rising American star J.J. Wolf, who handed a straight-set defeat to Roberto Carballes Baena to make his maiden third round at a Grand Slam.

The Russian insists he won't be taking world No. 138 Wolf for granted when they meet in the third round.

"Yeah, actually, because he's from Cincinnati, so I remember two or three years ago, probably two years ago, I didn't know who he was. And I saw him playing quallies and he lost against somebody quite strong, like 7-6, 7-6. And I was surprised because at this moment he was 800. Well, now he's in the top 100 or close to this and playing great tennis," Medvedev said of his next clash.

"So I will be expecting great match. Will try to do my best. And, yeah, play an American in USA without the crowd is advantage, and this is normal."

Medvedev sad there is no fans in the stands 

Medvedev says it's "sad" that this year's US Open is being held without fans in the attendance but he hopes tennis fans are enjoying watching the game on TV.

"Yeah, I should say it's sad, especially I played two night session matches, and it's a bit tough because during the day matches, at least there are some people in the crowd, talking about players, especially if you're playing on the Arthur Ashe," Medvedev added.

"Today we were playing closed roof. It was raining outside. You could feel it. You could hear it. There was only our coaches on the court.

"So it's tough. It's sad, but that's how it is in every sport in the world right now, so we just need to wait to get through this.

"Right now, I hope the fans around the world are enjoying watching tennis on TV."

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