Tennis-Medvedev looks to put 'disaster' finish to season behind him

Tennis - ATP Finals Turin - Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy - November 18, 2022 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his group stage match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

(Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev's 2022 season came to an inauspicious conclusion on Friday with a stinging defeat at the hands of Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals, but he vowed to bounce back next year.

For the second consecutive match the Russian squandered a late third-set lead, falling 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2) to the Serb to finish winless in his three group-stage matches at the prestigious year-end championships in Turin.