Wawrinka stuns Medvedev to reach Metz quarters; Hurkacz ends Thiem’s run
2 years, 3 months ago

Wawrinka stuns Medvedev to reach Metz quarters; Hurkacz ends Thiem’s run

The Hindu  

Stan Wawrinka produced an impressive display to beat former world number one Daniil Medvedev for his first top-10 win since 2020 in Metz on Thursday. “It’s for moments like this that I did everything to come back.” Top seed Medvedev hit back in a dramatic second-set tie-break in a topsy-turvy contest. “But respect to Stan, I didn’t think he was 37.” Wawrinka will next face Sweden’s Mikael Ymer in his first ATP quarter-final since January 2021. Earlier Thursday, second seed Hubert Hurkacz ended former US Open champion Dominic Thiem’s run with a 6-3, 6-4 success.

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Australian Open 2024: Gutsy Medvedev outlasts Hurkacz to book semis berth
11 months ago

Australian Open 2024: Gutsy Medvedev outlasts Hurkacz to book semis berth

The Hindu  

Third seed Daniil Medvedev was forced to dig deep into his reserves to outlast Hubert Hurkacz 7-6, 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in an epic quarterfinal on Wednesday and reach the last four of the Australian Open for the third time. Ninth seed Hurkacz, who was playing in only his second Grand Slam quarter-final but had a winning career record against …

Stan Wawrinka stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach Metz quarters, Dominic Thiem beaten
2 years, 3 months ago

Stan Wawrinka stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach Metz quarters, Dominic Thiem beaten

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Stan Wawrinka will next face Mikael Ymer in his first ATP Tour-level quarter-final since January 2021. Metz, France: Stan Wawrinka produced an impressive display to beat former world number one Daniil Medvedev for his first top-10 win since 2020 in Metz on Thursday. “But respect to Stan, I didn’t think he was 37.” Wawrinka will next face Sweden’s Mikael Ymer …

Daniil Medvedev Pushing for Return to Top of World Rankings
2 years, 6 months ago

Daniil Medvedev Pushing for Return to Top of World Rankings

News 18  

Daniil Medvedev, determined not to be remembered for his short-lived stay at world number one, said that he is targeting a return to the top with a stellar showing at the French Open. Medvedev, ranked second, claimed top spot in late February but was overtaken by Novak Djokovic just two weeks later. 1 players in the world, and the first …

Unready Former French Open Champion Stan Wawrinka Sent Packing in Round One
2 years, 7 months ago

Unready Former French Open Champion Stan Wawrinka Sent Packing in Round One

News 18  

Three-times major champion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the French Open in the first round to Frenchman Corentin Moutet on Monday in his first Grand Slam appearance in 18 months. “I started well and it was a good first set but unfortunately it was disappointing to lose,” Wawrinka told a news conference. Two consecutive double faults by wildcard Moutet handed …

Veteran Stan Wawrinka Pulls Out of Geneva with Injury
2 years, 7 months ago

Veteran Stan Wawrinka Pulls Out of Geneva with Injury

News 18  

Stan Wawrinka’s comeback trail hit a stumbling block on Friday after he pulled out of next week’s Geneva Open tennis tournament with an injury. The Swiss three-time Grand Slam champion secured his first win in 15 months on Monday in Rome, having missed most of 2021 with a foot injury that required two surgeries. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | …

Stan Wawrinka Loses on Return After Year Out Injured
2 years, 8 months ago

Stan Wawrinka Loses on Return After Year Out Injured

News 18  

Stan Wawrinka lost to Alexander Bublik in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday as the three-time Grand Slam champion played his first ATP Tour match in 13 months. Bublik, ranked 36th, will meet Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round, the Spaniard getting past Argentine qualifier Sebastian Baez 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Italy’s Fabio Fognini, ranked 32, …

Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem Go Down in Straight Sets on Return from Injury
2 years, 8 months ago

Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem Go Down in Straight Sets on Return from Injury

News 18  

Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem suffered straight sets defeats on Tuesday at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Marbella, Spain, on their return to competition after being sidelined for extended spells due to injury. Three-times major champion Wawrinka, who was out for over a year with a foot injury, lost 6-2 6-4 to Sweden’s 131st-ranked Elias Ymer at the claycourt …

Injury-plagued Slam champions Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka return in Spain
2 years, 8 months ago

Injury-plagued Slam champions Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka return in Spain

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Thiem, 28, has been sidelined with a wrist injury suffered in a grass court tournament in the same Spanish city in June. Injury-plagued Grand Slam title winners Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka will re-launch their careers in a second-tier clay court event in Marbella next week. “I want to start getting contact with the competition after all these months and …

Injury-plagued Grand Slam Champions Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka Return in Spain
2 years, 9 months ago

Injury-plagued Grand Slam Champions Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka Return in Spain

News 18  

Injury-plagued Grand Slam title winners Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka will relaunch their careers in a second-tier clay court event in Marbella next week. Thiem, 28, has been sidelined with a wrist injury suffered in a grass court tournament in the same Spanish city in June. “I want to start getting contact with the competition after all these months and …

Australian Open 2022: Medvedev ousts Cressy to reach quarter-finals; Sabalenka crashes out
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2022: Medvedev ousts Cressy to reach quarter-finals; Sabalenka crashes out

Firstpost  

It took the tetchy Russian world number two 3hr 30min to subdue the unseeded American serve-volley specialist Cressy 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 to set up a quarter-final against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime. Men’s fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a late-night fright to reach his third Australian Open quarter-final after a pulsating day of marathon matches, frayed tempers and searing heat at …

Australian Open Lookahead: Medvedev back in 3rd-round action
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open Lookahead: Medvedev back in 3rd-round action

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY Daniil Medvedev will take on No. 1 at Melbourne Park since defending champion Novak Djokovic was deported on the eve of the Australian Open for not meeting the country’s strict COVID-19 vaccination requirements. 21 Jessica Pegula beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz 7-6, 6-2; Madison Keys beat Wang Qiang 4-6, 6-3, 7-6. 19 Pablo Carreno Busta …

Daniil Medvedev makes strong start to US Open title bid
3 years, 3 months ago

Daniil Medvedev makes strong start to US Open title bid

The Hindu  

Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev stayed solid from the baseline against Frenchman Richard Gasquet to advance to the second round of the US Open with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 victory on Monday. The 2019 US Open finalist, who also reached the title match of the Australian Open at the start of the year, broke Gasquet once in each of the …

Medvedev wins Open 13 for 10th title on eve of move to No. 2
3 years, 9 months ago

Medvedev wins Open 13 for 10th title on eve of move to No. 2

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev was pushed to three sets by doubles specialist Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the Open 13 final on Sunday, winning 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 for his 10th career title on the eve of his move up to second in the rankings. “It is always better when you step up the rankings when you do something great," Medvedev said. Today was …

Medvedev to meet doubles specialist Herbert in Open 13 final
3 years, 9 months ago

Medvedev to meet doubles specialist Herbert in Open 13 final

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev will bid for his 10th career title when he meets unseeded Pierre-Hugues Herbert in an unusual-looking Open 13 final. Sunday's decider pits two-time Grand Slam runner-up Medvedev against a player who owns all four majors in doubles but has never won a singles title and is ranked 93rd. So I really sorry for him, hopefully he can …

Rotterdam Open: Daniil Medvedev misses out on chance to become World No 2 after first-round exit
3 years, 9 months ago

Rotterdam Open: Daniil Medvedev misses out on chance to become World No 2 after first-round exit

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Rotterdam: Daniil Medvedev became the latest big name to fall in the first round of the Rotterdam ATP after losing in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 to Dusan Lajovic. The world number three was the top seed for this week’s tournament after arriving in the Netherlands following his run to the Australian Open final but was dumped out in just over …

Australian Open 2021: Dominic Thiem eases into 3rd round; Stan Wawrinka ousted
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Open 2021: Dominic Thiem eases into 3rd round; Stan Wawrinka ousted

India TV News  

US Open champion Dominic Thiem has eased through the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win over Donimik Koepfer of Germany. Meanwhile, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka wasted a big lead in the fifth-set tiebreak — and three match points — before losing to Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in the second round, 7-5, 6-1, 4-6, …

ATP Finals: Daniil Medvedev beats Dominic Thiem in three sets to lift title
4 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals: Daniil Medvedev beats Dominic Thiem in three sets to lift title

India TV News  

Daniil Medvedev did not travel an easy path to the biggest title of his career at the ATP Finals: He beat No. Just need to produce it more and more.” The win against Thiem on an indoor hard court in an arena without spectators, who were barred because of the coronavirus pandemic, followed those against Djokovic in the round-robin portion …

Thiem joins Rublev, Medvedev in Vienna quarterfinals - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Thiem joins Rublev, Medvedev in Vienna quarterfinals - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Dominic Thiem beat Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to set up a quarterfinal against Andrey Rublev at the Erste Bank Open. The fifth-seeded Rublev, who is seeking his fifth tournament win of the season, led Jannik Sinner 2-1 in the opening set when the Italian player retired with a foot injury. " has entered the top 10 last week and …

Opelka fights back to oust top seed Medvedev at St. Petersburg Open - tennis news
4 years, 2 months ago

Opelka fights back to oust top seed Medvedev at St. Petersburg Open - tennis news

The Hindu  

Hard-serving American Reilly Opelka saved four break points in the final set before beating defending champion Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 5-7, 4-6 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open. Second-seeded Denis Shapovalov had little trouble beating Belarusian qualifier Ilya Ivashka 6-1, 6-4 in their second-round match and next plays Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. Andrey Rublev came …

St. Petersburg Open: Daniil Medvedev Begins Title Defence, Stan Wawrinka Makes Quarters
4 years, 2 months ago

St. Petersburg Open: Daniil Medvedev Begins Title Defence, Stan Wawrinka Makes Quarters

News 18  

Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev recovered from a shaky start to begin his defense of the St. Petersburg Open title with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Richard Gasquet on Wednesday. Medvedev hit 22 aces to secure his first win since losing to Dominic Thiem in the U.S. Open semifinals, having lost in the first round in Hamburg and at the French …

Stan Wawrinka Saves 3 Match Points to Beat Dan Evans in St. Petersburg Open
4 years, 2 months ago

Stan Wawrinka Saves 3 Match Points to Beat Dan Evans in St. Petersburg Open

News 18  

Stan Wawrinka saved three match points to achieve a comeback win over Dan Evans and reach the second round of the St. Petersburg Open on Monday, after the tournament was disrupted by an unnamed player’s coronavirus case. Serving to stay in the match at 5-6 down in the second, Wawrinka gave Evans three chances to seal the match but saved …

Thiem overcomes Medvedev, to face Zverev in US Open final - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Thiem overcomes Medvedev, to face Zverev in US Open final - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Dominic Thiem advanced to his second Grand Slam final of 2020, digging out a win over third seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 7-6, 7-6 at the US Open on Friday. Thiem seized the early momentum inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, handily carrying the first set without dropping a single first-serve point, but a double fault and a forehand error saw him …

US Open: Medvedev beats Delbonis, Thiem to face Nagal - Tennis News
4 years, 3 months ago

US Open: Medvedev beats Delbonis, Thiem to face Nagal - Tennis News

The Hindu  

Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev faced little resistance from Federico Delbonis of Argentina in a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win on Tuesday to ease into the second round of the US Open. - Thiem through as Munar retires - Austrian second seed Dominic Thiem advanced to the second round of the US Open when Spaniard Jaume Munar retired after dropping the …

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