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Daniil Medvedev handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the year, beating the world number one 6-4 6-4 on Friday to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships ...

“I was preparing mentally for it but I somehow saved a set point.” “I had a couple of matchpoints but he played well. “I was feeling great before this match but feeling a little worse now.

It looked very much like both the top seeds were on track to meet in the final of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships only for Daniil Medvedev to spoil the ...

“I don’t know what their decision is going to be. “I know that I didn’t play well in some decisive moments, but it was also due to his quality of tennis. Kind of hope he doesn’t play his best on the day because when he plays his best, well he has 22 Grand Slams, so even if you play your best, it is going to be tough, not sure you win Daniil Medvedev It’s unfortunate I had some really bad mistakes in the first set to give him the second break. “When you play against Novak you just have to play your best,” Medvedev said following his success. “I managed to play a higher level than him today.

World No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic saw his 20-match win streak of 2023 snapped Friday when Daniil Medvedev pulled off a 6-4, 6-4 win in the semifinals ...

Dubai, March 3 (IANS): Daniil Medvedev moved to within one win of capturing his third consecutive tour-level title on Friday when he ended Novak Djokovic's ...

7 Medvedev limiting errors and winning the longer exchanges to improve to 5-9 in their ATP Head2Head series. He will aim to clinch his 18th tour-level crown and 17th on hard courts when he faces Andrey Rublev in the championship match on Saturday. Kind of hope he doesn't play his best on the day because when he plays his best, well he has 22 Grand Slams, so even if you play your best, it is going to be tough, not sure you win," Medvedev said.

DUBAI: In-form Daniil Medvedev remains on-track to seal a third consecutive ATP Tour title after eclipsing world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, ...

And while Djokovic broke back in game eight, and held serve in game nine, the 27-year-old Medvedev served out to seal the opening set 6-4 in 39 minutes. “When you play against Novak you have to play your best and hope he doesn’t play his best,” Medvedev said. Medvedev, however, capitalized on a string of uncharacteristic Djokovic mistakes in the middle of the set to break the world No.

Daniil Medvedev has won an all-Russian final at the Dubai Championships to lift his 18th tour-level title and third in a row, beating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-2.

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Daniil Medvedev rolled reigning champion Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 in 1 68-minute Dubai final collecting his 14th straight win and 18th career title. Photo credit: ...

Medvedev froze Rublev lashing a clean forehand strike down the line to break for the third time for 3-2. "This is my first final of the season and I'm completely destroyed and he won three titles in a row. Medvedev quickly confirmed the break for a 2-0 lead and never looked back. 7 into the front row in retrieval to repel the first break point. The red-haired Rublev roared back from love-30 down holding for 2-1. Medvedev banged out a wild backhand error to break again for 5-2 after 33 minutes. "In my opinion, Andrey is one of the most skillful players on the tour. Beating an in-form Medvedev on hard-court requires either superb serving or the skill closing at net to exploit his deep court positioning. He always was just working hard and he proved that he is a real champion." "I tried to go for one on the match point, it didn't work. Consider what Medvedev has done in the last 19 days. Last month, Medvedev rallied past Jannik Sinner in the Rotterdam final indoors.

Daniil Medvedev conquered all remaining doubts as he completed an impressive hat-trick, picking up a third title in as many weeks with a 6-2, ...

Medvedev confidently served out the opening set to take secure a one-set lead in 36 minutes. Rublev was the victor in his previous two clashes with Medvedev coming in, but had no answers for his compatriot on Saturday. "I think it was a very tactical match, I know that Andrey can cause a lot of troubles for everyone on tour.

Daniil Medvedev sent out a signal to the rest of the ATP tour with his third title in as many weeks…

And he tried to console his opponent, who was looking extremely disconsolate on his chair: “I think it was very tactical [against Rublev]. For sure every time we play he tries to make me suffer, I try to make him suffer! I tried to go for one on match point – it didn’t work!” “The start of the year was not perfect. Really happy with these three weeks and looking forward to the next ones.” “It’s amazing,” Medvedev said on court afterwards.

Daniil Medvedev defeated defending champion Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to win a third successive title.

But he was outplayed by Medvedev at the top of his game, with the 27-year-old breaking serve in the opening game of the match and easing to victory in an hour and eight minutes. Medvedev, who heads to Indian Wells next week on a 14-match winning streak, said in an on-court interview broadcast by Amazon Prime Video: "It's amazing because the start of the year was not perfect. Former world number one Medvedev briefly dropped out of the top 10 after an early loss at the Australian Open capped a difficult 12 months but he has responded superbly since.

Daniil Medvedev landed a third title in three weeks by swatting aside fellow Russian Andrey Rublev in the Dubai Tennis Championships final.

A lot of shots this tournament were landing which were maybe not supposed to be, and when confidence is going sometimes that helps a lot." I was really happy with these three weeks and I'm looking forward to the next ones. "So I was doubting a lot and now it just feels better.

Daniil Medvedev continued his impressive form with a win over compatriot Andrey Rublev in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday, claiming his ...

Today I managed to be on top, but the next match could be a different story." "I know Andrey can cause a lot of trouble to everyone on Tour. "It is amazing because at the start of the year, it was not perfect.

Daniil Medvedev continued his remarkable form as he stormed to yet another ATP Tour title after defeating Andrey Rublev in the final in Dubai on Saturday.

Today I managed to be on top, but the next match could be a different story." As a result of his latest triumph, Medvedev has risen to world No. "It is amazing because, at the start of the year, it was not perfect. I know Andrey can cause a lot of trouble for everyone on Tour. It was very tactical. Now it just feels better," Medvedev said after his latest very impressive victory.

Daniil Medvedev has won his 18th tour-level title and third in a row by beating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 in an all-Russian final at the Dubai Championships.

[https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) [Qatar Open](https://apnews.com/article/daniil-medvedev-sports-andy-murray-doha-rotterdam-a77e9656b17846ddbfa25e6ce7c47f50) last week after rallying past Jannik Sinner in the final of the [Rotterdam Open](https://apnews.com/article/daniil-medvedev-sports-jannik-sinner-rotterdam-tennis-c91affbc12081f4ad9d5c521e4a366a7). [his good friend](https://twitter.com/DaniilMedwed/status/1632069811110027265).

By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, March 4, 2023. Stefanos Tsitsipas served up the snark last fall dissing Andrey Rublev as a player with "few tools" following ...

He was able to really take advantage of them and win today." "I felt like I could do more with the ball today. I wish this for sure. I wish this for sure." "In my opinion, Andrey is one of the most skillful players on the tour. his childhood friend and rival Rublev, who showed pure class after the final praising Medvedev as a "real champion and real inspiration for the players.

Daniil Medvedev had a subtle jab at Stefanos Tsitsipas during his victory speech in Dubai on Saturday – all in defence of his friend and compatriot Andrey ...

“Of course, I understand him at that moment, so I didn’t even take it personal. Then I say, ‘Who was the one that was saying that?’ Then I realised!” I mean, you don’t need to walk far away, you can see some moments of my behaviour on court that are not really nice. He can hit the ball really hard, he’s sort of like the Marat Safin of the new generation. In my opinion Andrey is one of the most skilful players on the tour. He was able to really take advantage of them and win today.”

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Daniil Medvedev opened up on a private chat he had in Rotterdam after winning his third title in three weeks.

“Kind of unique I think because I don't think I ever won three tournaments in a row. “I feel ashamed. I was feeling bad. That's sometimes how tennis is.” The former world No 1 lost his third-round Aussie Open match to Sebastian Korda in straight sets, referencing it as a low point that affected him when he started his winning run in Rotterdam. [Daniil Medvedev](/latest/daniil-medvedev) revealed that he sought advice from one of his compatriots after being left “ashamed” by his tough start to the season. It’s an impressive turnaround for the Russian after going more than a year without a win over a top 10 player, having now won his last four since the start of February.

Daniil Medvedev backed close friend Andrey Rublev to beat bitter rival Stefanos Tsitsipas "many, many times" after the Greek appeared to disparage the ...

Daniil Medvedev has crushed his friend and fellow Russian rival Andrey Rublev in the Dubai Championships final, taking...

Today, I managed to be on top, but the next match could be a different story." "I know Andrey can cause a lot of trouble to everyone on Tour. "It is amazing because at the start of the year, it was not perfect.

Dubai: Daniil Medvedev completed an ATP Tour hat-trick on Saturday when he overcame Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 to win the Dubai Tennis Championships, here.

Medvedev entered the final having not dropped a set all week and he played with confidence against Rublev to frustrate the second seed. With his Tour-leading 19th win of the season, Medvedev improved to 5-2 in his ATP Head to Head series against the 25-year-old Rublev. Following his 18th tour-level title, Medvedev will next compete at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he will be looking to continue his winning run.

Daniil Medvedev backed close friend Andrey Rublev to beat bitter rival Stefanos Tsitsipas “many, many times” after the Greek appeared to disparage the ...

He was always working hard and proved that he’s a real champion.” Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. “I think I never said this to Daniil face-to-face, but I have huge, huge respect for him,” said the 25-year-old. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. “What I said in that press conference against Rublev was very unfair towards him and not correct,” said Tsitsipas in December. “I just want to say that I remember not long ago one player said that he has just a few weapons, and I was reading this and I was like, ‘How can you say this?’,” said Medvedev.

Former world number one Medvedev briefly dropped out of the top 10 after an early loss at the Australian Open capped a difficult 12 months but he has ...

as the Russian secures third successive title after ATP success in Rotterdam and Doha I'm really happy with these three weeks and looking forward to the next ones. Every time we play he tries to make me suffer, I try to make him suffer.