After 1 week of competition, Qatar Open was officially closed. In the men's singles final lasted last night, Daniil Medvedev had a competition with Andy Murray. Despite being good at Doha, the world's No. 1 cannot overcome the junior.
Entering Set 1, Medvedev started well and won the break right in game 1. This game, Murray was led 0-40, saved 3 break-point but failed for the fourth time. Coming to Game 4, the Scottish general has 2 opportunities to reclaim the break but cannot take advantage.
Right after the game, Murray lost the break for the second time. Coming to Game 6, he played hard to reclaim a break. However, it is not enough for the world's No. 1 to turn the flag in the world. He accepted to lose these 4-6 sets.
Sang 2, Medvedev won the break right in the first game. Coming to Game 6, Murray reclaimed the break successfully to equalize 3-3. Even so, near the end of the set, he did not play well.
Accordingly, in game 9 when holding the serve, Murray leads up to 40-0 but still leaves Medvedev upstream. As a result, the former No. 1 in the world lost the break for the second time, then accepted the racket with 4-6 defeat.
In the end, Medvedev defeated Murray after 2 sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4 and officially crowned the throne at Qatar Open 2023. This is the second consecutive ATP tour of the Russian tennis player this season. This title also helped him rise to the 7th place on the ATP rankings next Monday.
