American Sofia Kenin came back from a set and a break down, with a thigh injury, to defeat the wildcard (Samantha Stosur) in three sets in the Guangzhou Open final. Kenin won 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in just over two hours and thirty minutes, claiming the third singles title of her career and the season. Hopefully…
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US OPEN, New York (Queens) Men’s Championship Match: [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [5] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) It was Nadal’s for the taking with his two major threats gone from the tournament and it looked as if the Spaniard would cruise easily to his nineteenth major title after he took a two-set lead and went…
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US OPEN, New York (Queens) [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) will get another chance to win another major title (19) and close the gap between himself and [3] Roger Federer (SUI), who has twenty major titles. Yet, it is not a foregone conclusion that he will win as his final opponent, [5] Daniil Medvedev (RUS), has…
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Coupe Rogers, Montreal Men’s Championship: [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [9] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) It was their first meeting, and Nadal had history on his side; he was 10-0 against first time finalists. Yet, Medvedev could have been different. He started off well, showing no signs of nerves on his serve; while, Nadal needed over…
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MEDVEDEV WINS HIS THIRD TITLE OF THE SEASON Rakuten Open, Japan Championship Match: [12] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. [32] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Perhaps Nishikori was feeling the effects of pressure, or perhaps Medvedev simply played better; the Russian came to play and played well. It’s the same old recipe for victory: keep the unforced errors…
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SIGNIFICANT RANKING CHANGES FOR THE WEEK OF 08.27.2018 The mover of the week honors go to Daniil Medvedev. The twenty-two year old Russian won his second career singles title over the weekend and in the process cracked the top fifty for the first time. He won the Winston-Salem Open title without dropping a set and…
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