#daniil-medvedev

#daniil-medvedev

Three-time Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev has warmed up for an assault on this year's opening Grand Slam in perfect fashion by winning the Brisbane International final. The Russian world number 13 was too strong for American Brandon Nakashima on Sunday and ran out a 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) winner in 96 minutes at Pat Rafter Arena for his 22nd ATP Tour title.

NEW YORK -- Daniil Medvedev's match was delayed more than six minutes between points Sunday night, after a photographer entered the court on match point and the 2021 US Open champion became enraged by the chair umpire's decision to award his opponent a first serve. Benjamin Bonzi had just hit his first serve leading 5-4 in the third set after winning the first two. After he missed it, a photographer left his position before the Frenchman could hit his second.

If you have read Giri Nathan's tennis blogs on Defector, you know that no one else writes about that sport with the insight, invention, and humor that he does. If you have just read Defector this week, you'll know that he has a new book out called Changeover that enfolds some of the reporting and writing he's done here and a bunch of new stuff to tell the story of the rising rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.