Jannik Sinner played through exhaustion and maintained his focus overnight to beat Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 when their rain-delayed semifinal resumed on Saturday to extend his winning streak to 28 matches and set up an Italian Open final against Casper Ruud. The top-ranked Sinner is one victory away from becoming only the second man […]
Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev, 2 others make it to Indian Wells from Dubai
Former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and two other Russian players made it out of Dubai and will play in the BNP Paribas Open in California after travel plans were thrown into chaos amid the United States’ and Israel’s attacks on Iran, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov traveled with Medvedev […]
Daniil Medvedev charges into Dubai final
Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev will shoot for his second Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title after beating top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals in the United Arab Emirates. Standing in the way of the Russian will be the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor, who topped fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 7-5, 7-6 (6) in the other […]
Medvedev extends strong start to season ahead of Australian Open
Former world number one Daniil Medvedev extended his impressive start to the season ahead of the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Frances Tiafoe in Brisbane on Wednesday. The Brisbane top seed took just an hour to defeat the American 6-3, 6-2 following his equally ruthless first-round win over Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics on Monday. […]
Rune, Medvedev, and Auger-Aliassime Advance to Semifinals Across Europe and Asia
Nordic Open (Stockholm) Top-seeded Holger Rune battled past Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. The Danish star, chasing his second Stockholm title after winning in 2022, hit 12 aces and won 83% of his first serves despite needing a medical timeout for his thigh. Next up: Rune faces Ugo Humbert, […]
Djokovic Falls Ill, Knocked Out by World No. 204
SHANGHAI: World No. 204 Valentin Vacherot pulled off one of tennis’s biggest shocks by beating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters semi-final on Saturday. Djokovic, clearly struggling with illness, was treated several times courtside and even vomited during the match. Despite breaking early, the 38-year-old Serbian could not keep up physically as Vacherot, […]
Medvedev to play Zhuhai event
BEIJING: Former world number one Daniil Medvedev will headline the return of elite men’s tennis to China after a Covid-enforced break of four years, organisers said on Wednesday. The Russian, winner of the US Open in 2021 and a two-time Australian Open runner-up, will play at the ATP Tour’s Zhuhai Championships on September 20-26. Zhuhai […]