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Top seed aiming for first successful title defence on ATP Tour
Daniil Medvedev earned a personal-best 64th tour-level win of the season on Saturday when he defeated long-term rival Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach the Erste Bank Open final for the second consecutive year.
The top seed played with consistency and looked comfortable for large periods against Tsitsipas, standing deep behind the baseline to control the tempo of rallies at the ATP 500 event. Medvedev committed just six unforced errors and saved all three break points he faced to reach his 36th tour-level final and ninth of the season after one hour and 43 minutes.
The 27-year-old, who improved to 9-4 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against the Greek, has now recorded the most victories on Tour in 2023, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz (63-9). He will aim to clinch his 65th win and sixth title of the season when he meets Jannik Sinner or Andrey Rublev in Sunday’s final.
If Medvedev successfully triumphs in Vienna, it will be his first title defence on the ATP Tour. He has won 20 tour-level singles crowns but has never won a single event more than once.
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Daniil Medvedev earned a personal-best 64th tour-level win of the season on Saturday when he defeated long-term rival Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach the Erste Bank Open final for the second consecutive year.
The top seed played with consistency and looked comfortable for large periods against Tsitsipas, standing deep behind the baseline to control the tempo of rallies at the ATP 500 event. Medvedev committed just six unforced errors and saved all three break points he faced to reach his 36th tour-level final and ninth of the season after one hour and 43 minutes.
The 27-year-old, who improved to 9-4 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against the Greek, has now recorded the most victories on Tour in 2023, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz (63-9). He will aim to clinch his 65th win and sixth title of the season when he meets Jannik Sinner or Andrey Rublev in Sunday’s final.
If Medvedev successfully triumphs in Vienna, it will be his first title defence on the ATP Tour. He has won 20 tour-level singles crowns but has never won a single event more than once.
More to follow…
