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Daniil Medvedev received uncomfortable rivals at the main tournament of the season

Medvedev’s rival in the group stage were Alkaras, Kobolli and Tiafo. This season, the Russian won a total of two matches out of five against these rivals. With tennis players from another group Medvedev met only once with Khodar

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Daniil Medvedev received uncomfortable rivals at the main tournament of the season

Became known rivals of Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev at the group stage of the Final tournament ATP, the press service of the organization.

Medvedev’s rivals were the Spaniard Carlos Alcaras, the Italian Flavio Kobolli and the American Francis Tiafo.

This season, the Russian won a total of two matches out of five with these rivals - once at Alcaras and Tiafo.

In another group at the Final tournament ATP got the first racket of the world Alexander Zverev from Germany, American Ben Shelton, Frenchman Arthur Fis and Spaniard Rafael Khodar. Of this group in the current season, Medvedev met only with Khodar, who lost at the Masters in Shanghai.

30-year-old Medvedev will play at the Final tournament for the first time since 2024 and the seventh time in his career. His best result is victory in 2020.

Medvedev occupies the fifth position in the world ranking (the best of Russians), on his account 25 ATP titles.

Source: РБК ↗

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