Daniil Medvedev defeated defending champion Andrey Rublev in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to win a third successive title. Former world number one Medvedev briefly dropped out of the top 10 after an early loss at the Australian Open capped a difficult 12 months but he has responded superbly since. After losing his first four professional encounters against his former junior rival, Rublev had hit back with two victories in a row. Every time we play he tries to make me suffer, I try to make him suffer. 'Today I managed to be on top, but the next match could be a different story.'

Source: Daily Mail March 05, 2023 05:17 UTC