This Week in Tennis: Medvedev Ends Long Title…

Medvedev Breaks 882-Day Drought

Daniil Medvedev defeated Corentin Moutet 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the Almaty Open final to capture his first ATP title since winning in Rome 882 days ago.

Since that last triumph, the former world No. 1 has dropped six finals, including a pair of Grand Slams at the US Open and Australian Open.

The 29-year-old Medvedev now has 21 career ATP titles, with 19 coming on hard courts. He jumps three spots to No. 12 in the Race to Turin as he vies for a spot in the ATP Finals. He trails eighth-place Lorenzo Musetti by 875 points for the final qualification spot.

Elsewhere on the ATP Tour, 11th-ranked Casper Ruud won his second title of the season, and 14th of his career, with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ugo Humbert at the Stockholm Open. Ruud jumps up to 11th in the Race, trailing Musetti by 745 points.

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Canadians win in Brussels, Osaka

A pair of Canadians added to their trophy case over the weekend as Félix Auger-Aliassime won the European Open, while Leylah Annie Fernandez captured the Japan Open.

Fernandez won her fifth career title with a 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 win over Tereza Valentova in Osaka. All five of her titles, including her other 2025 win in Washington, have come on hard courts.

With the victory, Fernandez re-takes the Canadian No. 1 ranking from Victoria Mboko.

Read also: Fernandez Hoists Second Trophy of the Year in Osaka

Auger-Aliassime defeated Jiri Lehecka 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-2 in Brussels to win the eighth ATP title of his career, tying Milos Raonic for the most singles titles by a Canadian.

The Montreal native greatly boosted his chances of making the ATP Finals and currently sits 340 points behind Musetti for the final spot. He will now head to the ATP 500 event in Basel looking to add to his season total.

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Rybakina finds form in Ningbo

Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 to win the Ningbo Open. It’s the 10th title of her career and the second of the season.

The world No. 9 boosted her WTA Finals hopes and can surpass Mirra Andreeva for the final qualifying spot if she reaches the semifinal in Tokyo this week.

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All winners from the past week:

WTA 500 - Ningbo

Women’s Singles: Elena Rybakina* (2/10) d. Ekaterina Alexandrova

Women’s Doubles: Liudmila Samsonova/Nicole Melichar-Martinez d. Timea Babos/Luisa Stefani

WTA 250 - Osaka

Women’s Singles: Leylah Annie Fernandez* (2/5) d. Tereza Valentova

Women’s Doubles: Taylor Townsend/ Kristina Mladenovic d. Storm Hunter/Desirae Krawczyk

ATP 250 - Almaty

Men’s Singles: Daniil Medvedev* (1/21) d. Corentin Moutet

Men’s Doubles: Theo Arribage/Albano Olivetti d. Jakob Schnaltter/Mark Wallner

ATP 250 - Brussels

Men’s Singles: Felix Auger-Aliassime* (3/ 8) d. Jiri Lehecka

Men’s Doubles: Christian Harrison/Evan King d. Hugo Nys/Edouard Roger-Vasselin

ATP 250 - Stockholm

Men’s Singles: Casper Ruud* (2/14) d. Ugo Humbert

Men’s Doubles: Alexander Erler/Robert Galloway d. Vasil Kirkov/Bart Stevens

* 2025 Titles/Career Titles

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