Berrettini is 6-6 this year, though that may be all hard courts. He’s probably better on clay.
Does Medvedev really live in Monte Carlo as opposed to doing the minimum to maintain a tax home there?
I’m not sure, and it’s especially unclear for pro tennis players, who travel constantly. But it’s widely reported that Medvedev lives in Monte Carlo.
Some quick googling finds that he trains at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, closer to Cannes, than Monte Carlo itself.
I have now watched the match and I see no indication that Medvedev wasn’t trying to win. Berrettini was playing well, but not spraying winners all over the place. Medvedev was just having a really bad day at the office. Making tons of errors and making really bad choices. His high risk style of play (hits little or no topspin so his net clearance is really low) and his temperament these days just made a day like this possible.
Very different from the ladies final at Wimbledon where Anisimova was clearly both physically exhausted and emotionally overwhelmed by the occasion. Then she ran into an opponent who was in scorching form.