It’s another battle for Daniil, but he comes up trumps under extreme pressure to drag himself level.

A couple of delicious, improvised droppers sandwich a third double fault of the afternoon and a fourth at deuce leaves him in a real pickle.

Fritz defends brilliantly attempting to lure a break point but despite finally tracking down a drop shot, Medvedev brilliantly adjusts to flick a crosscourt, no-look backhand pass into the open court.

A timely, big serve gets him out of dodge and we remain tied heading into the business end of this opening set.