No. 53 Daniil Medvedev, +31 The 21-year-old Russian captured his first ATP World Tour title at the Sydney International with victory over 18-year-old Australian wild card Alex de Minaur. It was the youngest tour-level final since Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic at the 2007 BNP Paribas Open. Medvedev rises up 31 places to No. 53 in the ATP Rankings, just five spots off his career-high of No. 48 on 24 July 2017. De Minaur jumped 40 positions to No. 127 in the new list. Read More & Watch Sydney Final Highlights Read: Medvedev’s First-Time Winners’ Spotlight Visit Tecnifibre On The Road Landing No. 10 Juan Martin del Potro, +2 The popular Argentine returned to the Top 10 of the ATP...
How does it feel to be standing with your first ATP World Tour trophy? It's an amazing feeling; (tennis players) work all their lives to get (a title), and I'm one of the lucky ones who got one. I'm not going to stop, I'm going to continue to work toward getting more titles. Could you believe at 21 you are already a winner on the ATP World Tour? Was this a goal of yours, growing up to win an ATP title? It's very tough to say because growing up, I never thought I'd be a professional player in the Top 100. I went about it step-by-step, I never made any one big step. I was going through the Futures, the...
Daniil Medvedev is presented with the trophy after earning his first ATP World Tour title at the Sydney International. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit sydneyinternational.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia. Photo Credit: Getty Images.
Watch highlights of the youngest ATP World Tour final since the 2007 BNP Paribas Open as Daniil Medvedev outlasts Alex de Minaur in a thriller at the Sydney International. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit sydneyinternational.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia. Photo Credit: Andy Cheung/SMP/Tennis Australia.
Watch Daniil Medvedev find a way to break through the seemingly impenetrable defences of teenager Alex de Minaur in this phenomenal point in the championship match at the Sydney International. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit sydneyinternational.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia.