Daniil Medvedev to move above world number two Novak Djokovic following Rome win

Daniil Medvedev will overtake Novak Djokovic as world number two after completing his clay-court transformation with victory over Holger Rune to win the Italian Open.

Medvedev had never previously won a match in Rome and had made clear his dislike of clay, but the Russian will be seeded second at Roland Garros and has put himself right in the mix for what could be an open tournament.

Rune is at his best on the surface and had knocked out Djokovic and Casper Ruud to reach the final but Medvedev twice came back from a break down to clinch a 7-5 7-5 victory.

CLAY-COURT SPECIALIST