Daniil Medvedev finished an ATP Tour hat-trick Saturday when he got rid of Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
The 3rd seed, that finished Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten begin to the period in the semi-finals, created a constant efficiency throughout the 68-minute clash to expand his winning touch to 14 suits. Having raised prizes in Rotterdam and also Doha in February, Medvedev is the 3rd gamer to win 3 titles in as lots of weeks considering that 2021, signing up with Casper Ruud (July 2021) and also Felix Auger-Aliassime (October 2022).
“It is amazing because at the start of the year, it was not perfect. In tennis when you don’t win matches you have doubts. Now it just feels better,” Medvedev claimed. “I was really happy with these three weeks and I am looking forward to the next ones.”
The 27-year-old’s solid hard-court kind has actually raised him toNo 6 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, climbing over Rublev, that goes down toNo 7. With his Tour- leading 19th win of the period, Medvedev boosted to 5-2 in his ATP He ad2He advertisement collection versus the 25-year-old Rublev.
“It was very tactical [match],” Medvedev claimed. “I know Andrey can cause a lot of trouble to everyone on Tour. Every time we play he tries to make me suffer, I try to make him suffer. Today I managed to be on top, but the next match could be a different story.”
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Following his 18th tour-level title, Medvedev will certainly next off complete at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he will certainly be seeking to proceed his winning run. The previousWorld No 1 is 6 triumphes from equalling his career-best winning touch on the ATP Tour, having actually made 20 successive triumphes from November 2020 to January 2021.
Medvedev got in the last having not went down an established all week and also he had fun with self-confidence versus Rublev to irritate the 2nd seed. The 27-year-old dedicated simply 2 spontaneous mistakes in the initial collection as he rested deep behind the standard to take in Rublev’s hostile striking.
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