Former World No.1 Daniil Medvedev beat defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian ultimate at ATP500 occasion in Dubai to clinch his third title in three weeks.
Third-seeded Medvedev, who got here to Dubai after successful the tournaments in Rotterdam and Doha, defeated second-seeded Rublev 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and eight minutes to say his 14th straight match win.
The 2021 US Open champion Medvedev broke Rublev within the opening recreation of the match earlier than doubling his benefit within the seventh recreation to win the opening set. The second set was no completely different as he obtained the break of serves within the fifth and seventh video games to wrap up the match and prolong the head-to-head benefit to 5-2.
Overall, Medvedev hit 27 winners and made solely six unforced errors as in comparison with Rublev’s 22 winners and 10 unforced errors.
The 27-year-old Medvedev, who received his 18th title on the ATP Tour, swapped locations with Rublev within the Live ATP Rankings. While Medvedev moved one place as much as sixth, Rublev slipped right down to seventh.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com