The former world No. 1 continues his return to the fore, the day after his victory against the Serbian Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of this ATP 500 6-4, 6-4.
More precise and solid than Rublev, world No.6, two years his junior, Medvedev won his 14th consecutive match, to win the 18th title of his career.
After an early elimination at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam lifter of the year, the world No. 7 has regained his confidence, and will undoubtedly be one of the players to follow for the rest of the season.
By inflicting Novak Djokovic his first defeat of the season on Friday, he also recalled this week that he could be one of the few to shake up the world No.1.
Opposite, Rublev lost all chances of overturning the match by getting angry just after being broken at 2-2 in the second set (3-2), quickly losing the next three games.
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