Daniil Medvedev double bageled for the first time as a professional

Daniil Medvedev (Dacoucou, Wikimedia Commons)

The quarterfinals are set at the Monte Carlo Masters. The must stunning result of the week came on Wednesday in the second round when 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini of Italy clobbered Daniil Medvedev of Russia, the 2021 United States Open champion, 6-0, 6-0.

To put the Berrettini win into perspective, it was the first time ever that Medvedev was double bageled as a professional. Medvedev was furious with the result. According to the Associated Press, seven times he smashed his racquet during the match.

In Berrettini’s win over Medvedev, Berrettini broke Medvedev six times. Medvedev had five double faults (compared to zero for Berrettini). Medvedev also only had a first serve percentage of 36% (compared to 65% for Berrettini), won only 42% of the points on his first serve (compared to 73% for Berrettini), and only won 25% of the points on his second serve (compared to 83% for Berrettini).

It was also the first time ever that Berrettini had a double bagel victory. According to John Berkok of tennis.com, Berrettini is the fifth player all-time to double bagel a top 10 player  since 1973. Medvedev is currently 10th in the world, compared to Berrettini, who is ranked 90th.

The first top 10 player to be double bageled was Yannick Noah of France, who lost 6-0, 6-0 to Damir Keretic of West Germany at the 1983 World Team Cup in Dusseldorf, Germany. According to the Washington Post, the reason why Noah lost by that score is because he literally failed to show up for the match. Noah was followed by Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia, who lost 6-0, 6-0 to Jimmy Connors of the United States in the semifinals of the 1984 World Championship Tennis Tournament of Champions in Forest Hills, New York; Gaston Gaudio of Argentina, who lost 6-0, 6-0 to Roger Federer of Switzerland in the semifinals of the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai (now known as the ATP Finals); and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who lost 6-0, 6-0 to David Goffin of Belgium in the third round of the 2016 Italian Open.