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Daniil Medvedev involved in very tense moment with rival after body hit


Daniil Medvedev flashed a steely look at Mattia Bellucci after the Italian appeared to aim for his body during a point at the Rotterdam Open.

The two players faced each other in the second round on Wednesday night, with Medvedev breezing past Stan Wawrinka in his opening match.

Bellucci sprung a surprise on Medvedev by winning the first set and it did not take long for tensions to fare during a closely-fought battle.

Serving to draw level at five games each in the second set, Bellucci was put on the back foot when Medvedev rushed to the net in a bid to take control of the point.

Bellucci responded by approaching the net himself and firing two shots at Medvedev’s body, with the second one hitting the target.

Medvedev flinched as the ball struck his torso and flashed a stern look in the direction of Bellucci, clearly frustrated with his opponent’s tactics at such a crucial point in the match.

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