Daniil Medvedev starts the pre-season in the best possible way after winning the newly-minted Diriyah Tennis Cup in style. The Russian lost only 14 games in 3 matches after beating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-1, David Goffin 6-3 6-3, and in the final Fabio Fognini 6-2 6-2.
Daniil impressed once again with his solid tennis and mental strength that helped to win a rather enticing $1 million prize money. Medvedev was as sharp as ever in his comments to confess that he wasn’t really sure if this was the end of the previous season or the beginning of the new one. Whatever it is, he will definitely enjoy the fat check he has deservedly pocketed.
Next: the Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Medvedev will now head to Abu Dhabi to try to win the event. He will face Hyeon Chung in the opening match and if he wins, he will be opposed to his nemesis Rafael Nadal. On the other side of the draw in Abu Dhabi, Monfils will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas, and the winner will face Novak Djokovic.
Daniil is the favorite no.3 to win the Mubadala World Tennis Championship after Djokovic and Nadal.
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Daniil Medvedev 🇷🇺🏆/@DaniilMedwed / (🎥@Eurosport_RU ) pic.twitter.com/Cb3hXR3kXc
— doublefault28 (@doublefault28) December 14, 2019
Probably not many care, but Medvedev has won the Diriyah Tennis Cup exhibition in Riyadh (beat Fognini 62 62). He is richer by 1 million USD.
Medvedev says he doesn't quite know if this is the end of the season or the beginning of the new. pic.twitter.com/9yp7JS5sQT
— Del (@Stroppa_Del) December 14, 2019
Daniil Medvedev’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.5, Medvedev played his last match on the 15th of November when he lost to Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-64 in the round robin in London.
This year Daniil has a 58-21 win-loss record. Medvedev has won 4 titles in 2019 in Sofia, in Cincinnati, in St. Petersburg and in Shanghai. Daniil was the finalist in Brisbane, in Barcelona, in Washington, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open.
Fabio Fognini’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.12, the Italian played his last match on the 30th of October when he lost to Denis Shapovalov 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Paris.
This year the Italian has a 29-22 win-loss record. Fabio clinched 1 title in Carlo.
Daniil Medvedev and Fabio Fognini played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Medvedev.
The last time that they squared off, Daniil Medvedev won 6-3 7-64 in the quarter in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) THE 11th OF October 2019.
Here the highlights.
Hyeon Chung’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.129, Chung played his last match on the 24th of October when he was defeated by Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Vienna.
This year Chung has a 17-10 win-loss record. Hyeon clinched 1 title in the Chengdu Challenger.
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Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now the world no.1, Rafael played his last match on the 15th of November when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-74 6-4 7-5 in the round robin in London.
This year the Spaniard has a 52-7 win-loss record. Rafael conquered 4 titles in 2019 in Rome, at the French Open, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open. Nadal was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Hyeon Chung and Rafael Nadal played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Nadal.
The last time that they played, Daniil Medvedev won 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round of the New York (U.S. Open) the 31st of August 2019.
Here the highlights.
