RIYADH: Defending champion Daniil Medvedev and world No. 10 Taylor Fritz will compete in the final at the Diriyah Tennis Cup presented by Aramco.
The pair enjoyed semifinal wins over Stan Wawrinka and Cameron Norrie respectively on Friday at the Diriyah Arena and will now battle it out for the $1 million prize money.
In the day’s early match, world No. 7 Medvedev had to grind out a win against three-time Grand Slam winner Wawrinka. It was only in the ninth game in the first set that the Russian finally managed to break Wawrinka’s serve to finish the set 6-4.
There were several serve breaks in the second set by both players, but after an hour and 21 minutes, the 25-year-old finished the game with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Wawrinka to maintain his phenomenal unbeaten run in Saudi Arabia.