For the first occasion, Medvedev, the 2023 champion, secured victory at the same competition for a second time. His prior 22 championship wins occurred at distinct tournaments.
“It’s truly remarkable,” he shared with the ATP Tour’s official site, “I’ve never achieved this in any global city before, and my inaugural instance is by default.”
“My performance throughout the tournament, especially in the four matches contested, was excellent. Naturally, I wished to participate in the championship match, but circumstances dictated otherwise.”
The ex-world’s top-ranked player, Medvedev, having not lost a single set throughout the competition, has acquired two championships this year and three over the preceding four months.
His agent informed the New York Times, external that efforts were underway to determine Medvedev’s travel arrangements to California for the upcoming Indian Wells competition, following the United Arab Emirates’ “partial and temporary” closure of its aerial domain.
Numerous carriers operating within the Middle East have either scrapped or rerouted their flights subsequent to the United States and Israel initiating lethal bombardments against Iran on Saturday.
Consequently, Iran retaliated with attacks aimed at Israel and various other locations across the Middle East.
Prior to this, British player Henry Patten and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara secured consecutive men’s doubles championships by defeating Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-5, 7-5 in Dubai.
Patten and Heliovaara have triumphed in three out of their four joint tournaments contested during the current year.
