Daniil Medvedev continues his streak: clearly beats Jannik Sinner and celebrates at the Masters 1,000 in Miami

Daniil Medvedev’s 2023 is almost unbeatable. This Sunday he concluded a spectacular tournament to lift the title in the Miami Masters 1,000 beating the Italian in the final Jannik sinner in straight sets and add the fourth title of the season. A party that puts him back into consideration for the fight for the “1” of the standings, which from this Monday will once again be owned by Novak Djokovic Above Carlos Alcaraz.

The Italian, number 11 in the ATP, could do little to avoid it 7-5 and 6-3 that got Medvedev, who has lost only one match of his last 25, the last Indian Wells final against, in fact, Alcaraz.

“I’m very happy. It’s been a year and a half since I won such an important title”, commented the 27-year-old Muscovite, who last shouted champion at a Masters 1000 in August 2021, in Toronto. A few weeks later, he achieved his most notable victory, beating Djokovic in the final of the US Open to lift his first Grand Slam.

“I was quite wobbly at the end. Not tight either, because I’m not afraid to win. But even so the hands are shaking a bit, so the serve is a little harder…I was able to collect myself and close the match,” Ha added.

What he won this Sunday was the 19th trophy of his career and the fifth in the second most important category in men’s tennis. And as to the previous ones, Cincinnati and Shanghai (in 2019), País (2020) and in the Canadian event of two years ago were added; He has joined the select group of players who have won the most titles at this level in various competitions.

Medvedev is third on that list along with Pete Sampras and Marcelo Ríos. Seconds appear Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Andre Agassi, who have been crowned in seven of the nine Masters 1000 on the calendar. Meanwhile, Djokovic leads the stats, as he is the only player in history to have won all nine tournaments, which he also achieved twice.

This season, the Muscovite had won trophies in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai in consecutive weeks. In the latter, moreover, he again scored a victory against Djokovic, on that occasion, in the semifinals.

With the consecration in Miami, Medvedev established a very curious record: his 19 trophies were won in 19 different tournaments, something that had never happened before on the circuit.