{"id":813682,"date":"2026-10-25T18:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813682\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T18:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:30:16","slug":"medvedev-defends-almaty-open-to-move-to-brink-of-atp-finals-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813682\/","title":{"rendered":"Medvedev defends Almaty Open to move to brink of ATP Finals qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top seed Daniil Medvedev shook off a first-set stumble \u2060to beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-3 to defend his Almaty Open title on \u200cSunday, picking up his fourth trophy on the ATP Tour \u200cthis year.<\/p>\n

The win was a boost for \u200cMedvedev<\/a>‘s hopes of securing his place early in \u200cthe ATP Finals, which he won in 2020.<\/p>\n

Alexander \u200cZverev<\/a>, Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Ben Shelton<\/a> have already qualified for the tournament, while the injured Jannik Sinner<\/a> \u200cwill not feature in the eight-man \u2060season finale in \u200cTurin from November 15-22.<\/p>\n

“I always said, it’s just a matter \u200bof luck, time, moment,” said Medvedev after the first successful title defence of \u200bhis career.<\/p>\n

“I was feeling fresh, I was feeling physically good… I’m happy to finally do it \u2060I guess,” \u200bthe 30-year-old added with a smile.<\/p>\n

Former US Open champion Medvedev saved two set points to force a tiebreak in the first set, but netted two \u200cattempted winners as qualifier Basilashvili<\/a>, ranked 128th in the world, clinched the set with a powerful cross-court backhand.<\/p>\n

The world number five regained control in the second set, forcing backhand rallies and pressuring an error-prone Basilashvili into shooting wide.<\/p>\n

Georgian Basilashvili, playing in his first final on the tour since 2022, struggled with his nerves in \u200cthe third set, netting a backhand drop shot \u200bto bring up Medvedev’s first match point, before \u200cshooting wide from the baseline to lose the match.<\/p>\n

Medvedev is set to play in the Vienna Open starting on Monday, and the Paris Masters from October 31, as he \u2060looks to secure \u2060his place in Turin.<\/p>\n

Click here for more on the match<\/a><\/p>\n

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