The Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedevformer world number one, beat the Italian promise yesterday Jannik Sinner and raised his first title of the Masters 1000 de Miamithe fourth trophy of his spectacular start to the season.
Medvedevwhich currently occupies the fifth position in the ranking, prevailed over Sinner (11th) by 7-5 and 6-3 in his fifth consecutive final of 2023.
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The tennis player Moscow they have won 24 of their last 25 games with a lone loss in the final last Masters 1000 de Indian Wells before the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, who succeeded this Sunday in the list of champions in Miami.
Master of hard court tennis, Medvedev has won 18 of his 19 ATP titles on that surface and, with his long-awaited first trophy Miami in the hands, he could not avoid launching a last reproach to the organization of Indian Wells, whose track he harshly criticized for being too slow.
On the other side, Sinner reached his second Miami final with maximum confidence after a memorable semifinal victory against Alcaraz, who ruined his plans to sign a historic double of Masters 1000 victories and keep the number one in the ATP.
But the Italian, one of the great jewels of the circuit, crashed into a Medvedev in a state of grace and conceded his second defeat in the Masters 1000 finals after the one he was dealt by the Pole Hubert Hurkacz on the same stage in 2021.
“Two years ago I played the final here and I didn’t win. Neither this year, but hopefully one year he will succeed, “said a dejected Sinner. AFP
OTHER:
“Sometimes I know how to control myself when I feel like it’s a real hard court. So thank you very much to whoever makes this decision. It made me very happy to play here.” Daniel Medev
THE LAST 10 MIAMI CHAMPIONS
. MASCULINE
2023: Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
2022: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
2021: Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
2020: canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2019: Roger Federer (SUI)
2018: John Isner (USA)
2017: Roger Federer (SUI)
2016: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2015: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2014: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2013: Andy Murray (GBR)
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