Last Updated: February 25, 2023, 23:33 IST
Daniil Medvedev received in straight units. (Reuters Photo)
Though Daniil Medvedev received in convincing style, he complained concerning the balls used through the match
Daniil Medvedev beat fellow former world primary Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4 within the Qatar Open closing on Saturday to win his second ATP title in per week.
The 27-year-old world quantity eight, who received in Rotterdam seven days earlier, convincingly ended his 35-year-old opponent’s comeback heroics that noticed Murray combat 4 three-set battles and overcome eight match factors to attain the ultimate in Doha.
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Medvedev broke Murray’s first serve in every set as he remained unbeaten in three encounters between the 2.
“A really robust match, it was just a little bit extra windy as we speak so each of us have been struggling to discover the rhythm,” Medvedev said on court in which he also complained about the balls.
“Honestly now I can say this now that the match is over, and likewise I received, I feel that these balls aren’t good for laborious courts.
“They changed something this year and I don’t like them. I heard a lot of other players are struggling with shoulders, elbows and wrists.
“Myself I had wrist problems in Australia. Generally I think I was struggling all week to find the perfect rhythm with these balls, but I am happy to win.”
Medevedev stated each gamers had their “dangerous” patches in the match. The Russian fired down five aces but also committed five double faults.
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Murray repeatedly shouted at himself and his support team after errors.
Medvedev had seemed to be cruising to victory in the second set until he was serving at 3-2 up with two game points. Murray fought back and produced a brilliant backhand winner to surge back into the clash at 3-3.
At 4-4, Murray was leading 40-0 in a bid to produce another shock, but the Scot let Medvedev get back into the game for the key break that decided the title.
“Daniil is one of my favourite players to watch and one of the best on the tour,” stated Murray, who acknowledged he had been by way of an “superb week”.
Murray saved three match points in his first round game and five against Czech challenger Jiri Lehecka in his semi-final.
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