Daniil Medvedev has crushed his good friend and fellow Russian rival Andrey Rublev within the Dubai Championships remaining, taking his 18th tour-level title and third in a row in successive weeks with a complete 6-2 6-2 win.
The former world No.1 prolonged his profitable streak to 14 matches on Saturday in a run that began on Valentine’s Day and has included back-to-back trophies in Rotterdam and Doha.
Medvedev, on the second longest profitable streak of his profession, broke Rublev twice in every set and gained the final 5 video games on the exhausting courtroom.
Defending champion Rublev rapidly fell behind as he could not maintain his serve within the opening recreation, as Medvedev continued the shape that enabled him to comb apart world No.1 Novak Djokovic within the semi-final, handing him his first defeat of the yr.
The 2021 US Open champion Medvedev additionally defeated Andy Murray to win the Qatar Open final week after rallying previous Jannik Sinner within the remaining of the Rotterdam Open.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
