On Saturday, Russian Daniil Medvedev won the Dubai Tennis Championship title (500 points) without playing in the final match, after the former world number one benefited from the withdrawal of his title competitor, Dutchman Talon Krikspor (25th in the world), who was injured in his left leg.The organizers announced in the early afternoon, via the official website of the tournament, that the Dutch player «is unable to play after a medical evaluation».Khrikspur was injured when he fell to the ground after hitting a serve, on Friday, in the first set of his semi-final match against Russian Andrey Rublev (18th in the world).Despite suffering from difficulty moving, he succeeded in completing the match and winning it 7-5 and 7-6 (8/6), relying on the strength of his serves.Thanks to Khrikspur's withdrawal, Medvedev (ranked 11th in the world) won his second title in Dubai and the 23rd in his career. The 30-year-old, who previously topped the world rankings, has never won the same tournament twice.Medvedev said in audio statements reported by the Professional Players Association: «Of course...
This is unfortunate, but I noticed yesterday that Talon may have an injury. You can never know how these infections develop during the night. Sometimes it gets better and you can play despite some pain, and sometimes it gets worse, and it seems to have gotten worse
He added: «I can't do anything about it. I played a great tournament in the four matches I played. Of course I would have liked to go to the final, but that's the way it is
He continued: «I played an amazing match yesterday, so I would have considered it the final for me anyway, and I am happy to win the title
This tournament does not give Medvedev any lead in the rankings, but the Russian is only 45 points away from returning to the top ten club, whose last position is currently occupied by Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik.
