After ending Carlos Alcaraz’s perfect start to the season in the semifinals, Medvedev came out strong against Sinner in the final, too, staying on serve with him throughout the entire contest.
He was two points away from winning the first set twice, at 5-all and 6-all in the tie-break, and he seemed well on his way to claiming the second set tie-break, storming out to a 4-0 lead—but Sinner made one last run, reeling off the last seven points in a row to close out the breaker and clinch the trophy.
“First of all, it’s great to see Daniil back playing at this level,” Sinner said in his on-court interview after the match.
“We are very happy. I came here, and from day one we practiced very hard, and having this result makes me really, really happy. I’m fortunate to share this moment with the team and with my friends here. It’s a really special moment.”
And on his phenomenal finish to the match? “I kept believing, I kept pushing, trying to go for shots,” he said. “If it was a third set we would have started again even, so I thought that I’m a set up, so just try my best to close it out. I’m very happy.
“It was an incredible ending.”
