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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Miami Open, USA [5] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [52] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Today’s match was a testament of just how much of a rut our spotlight player is in. In their two previous matches, Medvedev had never won a set against the German, and today he came pretty close to beating him. Since his impressive…
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NEXT GEN ATP FINALS, Italy SEMIFINAL NUMBER TWO: [54] Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs. [65] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) This is the final tournament for eight young players to end their 2017 season on a positive note. The second semifinal was contested by two players who had never played each other before and nerves were a factor….
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Open Sud De France, Montpellier [22] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. [50] Malek Jaziri (TUN) This was their first encounter and the first set was a tussle as Jaziri fought back from a two break deficit; unfortunately, he could not maintain his elevated level of play to gain the upset and Gasquet broke again to win…
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