Tag: Daniil Medvedev

Rafael Nadal: The Goat of Tennis?

Commentary Rafael Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros tennis crown on June 5. It was also his 22nd Grand Slam victory, which sets him apart from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, who each have 20 Grand Slams trophies. The Roland Garros singles final featured Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud; a 23-year-old Norwegian player ranked 8th…


Cilic Downs Russian Second Seed Medvedev to Set Up Rublev Clash

PARIS—Croatian Marin Cilic did not put a foot wrong as he crushed Russia’s world number two Daniil Medvedev 6-2 6-3 6-2 in a lopsided contest on Monday to return to the French Open quarter-finals after a gap of four years. The 2014 U.S. Open champion, seeded 20th, dominated proceedings from the start and finished off…


No. 2 Medvedev Wins in Straight Sets

PARIS—The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local): 3 p.m. Daniil Medvedev keeps getting more comfortable on red clay and his 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 victory over Laslo Djere means the U.S. Open champion now has made it to the third round at Roland Garros two years in a row. Medvedev…


Daniil Medvedev Cruises in His Opener at French Open

Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev defeated Argentine Facundo Bagnis in straight sets Tuesday to easily advance to the second round of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. Medvedev blasted 12 aces in winning 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 in an efficient one hour, 38 minutes. Medvedev showed no signs of rust after missing most of the European…


Wimbledon’s Ban: Mingling Sport and Politics

Commentary The organisers of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which will be held from June 27 to July 10, announced that Russian and Belarussian tennis players would be banned from participating in the iconic tennis tournament. This means that Russian players, Daniil Medvedev, the number two tennis player in the world and a former U.S. Open…


US Open Champ Daniil Medvedev Says He Needs Hernia Surgery

U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev expects to be sidelined for one to two months after having hernia surgery. The No. 2-ranked man in tennis wrote on Twitter on Saturday that he has been dealing with “a small hernia” in recent months. “Together with my team I have decided to have a small procedure done to…


Medvedev Eases Past Twice Winner Murray at Miami Open

Daniil Medvedev outmaneuvered twice winner Andy Murray 6–4 6–2 in the second round of the Miami Open on Saturday. The reigning U.S. Open champion and world number two launched four aces in the first set and got the break at love in the third game as Murray, three years on from hip surgery, moved around…


Australian Open 2022: Historic Wins and Controversies

Commentary The 2022 Australian Open is now part of tennis history. History will describe this year’s Open as personal triumphs of Ashleigh Barty, the women’s champion who gave Australia its first victory in 44 years, and Rafael Nadal who, beating a persistent foot injury, was crowned the men’s champion. It was Nadal’s 21st Grand Slam…


Nadal Shows True Grit to Take Second Australian Open Title and 21st Grand Slam

Spaniard Rafael Nadal has come from two sets down to snatch the 2022 Australian Open title from Russian Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller. The 5-hour 24-minute match pushed both players to the limits of their endurance, with momentum see-sawing back and forth throughout, but it was Nadal, through shear determination and a bit of…


Medvedev Saves Match Point, Moves Into Australian Open Semis

MELBOURNE, Australia—He lost the first two sets, was low on confidence and was one point from a quarterfinal exit at the Australian Open, so Daniil Medvedev asked himself the question: What would Novak do? Fair question. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is a nine-time Australian Open champion who finished one win short of a calendar-year Grand Slam…