Daniil Medvedev is not appreciated on the ground. The Russian tennis player has repeatedly claimed to hate this yard. Because of that, before Rome Masters this year, he has never won any title on the red yard.
However, in the 2023 season, Medvedev showed a clear progress in the clay court season. Last night, the Russian star just entered the final of Rome Masters with Holger Rune, the player who defeated him at Monte Carlo Masters not long ago. This time, Medvedev successfully collected debts to juniors.
Due to the rain, the final was delayed for about 40 minutes. After returning to the field, Medvedev and Rune create a fairly balanced game. In game 5, Medvedev faces 2 break-point, but successfully resolved.
During 11 games, no one won the break. However, at the decisive stage, Medvedev showed the bravery when successfully breaking the Rune game 12. This helped Medvedev won a dramatic 7-5 in set 1.
Being led 1 set, Rune played determined at Set 2. The 20 -year -old player started good when he won the first game 1 to win the first break. However, he did not keep the advantage for too long when Medvedev reclaimed the break in game 4.
In the second half of the set, the two players have one more break and then draw 5-5 in the game 10. Again, the script in the set 1 repeated when Medvedev proved too old at the key stage. Accordingly, the Russian player successfully saved a break point in game 11 before winning the break in game 12 to win 7-5.
In the end, Medvedev defeated Rune with a score of 7-5, 7-5 to officially crowned at Rome Masters 2023. Notably, he has reached 20 titles in his career, and these 20 titles come from 20 different cities.
