The Russian beat the world number one 6-4 twice and secured his presence at the ATP 500 final in Dubai. There, he will face his compatriot Andrey Rublev (6th).
Three months must have passed before Novak Djokovic lost a match in 2023. 15 consecutive victories and two tournaments later, the Serb once again knew what defeat was. His executioner was Daniil Medvedev, who ensured his presence during the final of the Dubai ATP 500 and in the process, he extended his own streak: 13 straight celebrations after his Australian Open third-round loss.
Match that took all the spotlight on the tennis planet. On one side, an invincible Djokovic, with the world number one and the Australian Open title under his arm. For the other, a reborn Medvedev, who successively won the titles of Rotterdam and Doha show that the problems of 2022 are behind us.
And the development has lived up to expectations. Showing phenomenal play, both players showed their best shots to make the difference in a duel where the Russian hit eight aces, 58% first serves and made three breaks.
Djokovic, on the other hand, says goodbye to Dubai with a 6-4 double defeat, but with good feelings. The Big 22 champion only stayed on the road because he had in front of him a player in his best version, who incidentally inflicted his first defeat since the start of the year. Even If the research continues until 2022, “Djoko” had not been defeated for five months.
An important step for that will be confirming their great week with a win in the trophy match. case in which will face his compatriot Andrey Rublev who surpassed this day Alexander Zverev.
The world number one will rest this Sunday, thinking if he will finally be able to travel to the United States to compete in the Indian Wells and Miami events. The government depends on it and Nole is delivered on what they say.
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