Medvedev and Sabalenka advance in Madrid
Second-seed Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the Madrid Masters after beating qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in the Russian's first match of the tournament.
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Daniil Medvedev sets up Madrid Open tie with Playstation friend Shevchenko
Players normally meet each other for the first time while in battle on-court or in locker rooms around the world, but in the third round of the Madrid Open two online friends will stare each other down after years of playing Playstation on the same side. On Saturday, Daniil Medvedev reached the third round with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Andrea Vavassori and he will face Alexander Shevchenko.
Medvedev beats qualifier Vavassori to advance to 3rd round of Madrid Open
Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open after beating qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in the Russian's first match of the tournament.
Cameron Norrie sweeps past Wu Tung-Lin to reach Indian Wells third round as strong form continues
Cameron Norrie made light work of Wu Tung-Lin in the second round of Indian Wells on Friday. The 10th seed broke his Taiwanese opponent four times on his way to a 6-2 6-4 victory, as he aims for his second title this year. Ad Norrie has started 2023 in excellent form and last week proved superior to world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Rio Open.
Andy Murray withdraws from Dubai Tennis Championships due to hip injury and Qatar Open efforts
Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships due to a hip injury after his run to the Qatar Open final. Murray fought hard to reach the final, which he lost in straight sets to Daniil Medvedev, by winning four matches that went the distance in Doha. Ad The hip injury will raise eyebrows because Murray had two hip surgeries, the second of which nearly saw him retire from the sport.