Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev received the Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships on Saturday when Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands was pressured to withdraw on account of a hamstring harm within the United Arab Emirates.
Griekspoor defeated one other Russian, fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev, in straight units within the semifinals on Friday however fought by way of the harm suffered in that match. He stated after his victory that he would have retired from the match if he had misplaced the second set.
For Medvedev, that is his twenty third profession title and second in Dubai (2023). That is the primary time he has received a event for a second time.
He defeated top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada within the semifinal and did not drop a set within the event.
“Not how I need to win a last. Hoping the harm for (Griekspoor) will not be too dangerous and wishing him a speedy restoration,” Medvedev wrote on X.
BCI Seguros Chile Open
Germany’s Yannik Hanfmann upset high seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-4 in Santiago, Chile, to advance to his first ATP Tour last in six years and be in place to win his first title on tour.
The unseeded Hanfmann, whose final last was in September 2020, received 79% (27 of 34) of his first-serve factors whereas Cerundolo, who received the Buenos Aires title two weeks in the past, was undone by 27 unforced errors.
Hanfmann, 34, will face second-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy, who topped third-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina 6-4, 6-3 in a single hour, 29 minutes. Darderi saved 4 of six break factors whereas Baez was 3 of seven. Baez, the 2024 champion, truly hit extra winners (15 to 13) and had fewer unforced errors (29 to 31) and double faults (4 to 5).
–Area Stage Media
