Daniil Medvedev wins all-Russian affair to seal Hangzhou Open title

[p]The all-Russian affair in eastern China was a battle of the two favourites, with top-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Medvedev[/a] -- now the world number six -- edging out his compatriot.[/p][p]The first set followed serve until [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rublev-andrey/AeAn4gP0/"]Rublev[/a] slipped up at 5-5, handing the initiative to his opponent.[/p][embed guid="989cdf2e-d2c3-452e-a81e-da44f9c10697" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2104924627839406147" social-type="twitter" /][p]The rattled world number 24 then lost serve again in the first game of the second set and was playing catch-up from then on.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/rublev-a-AeAn4gP0/?mid=YRzVjjGE"]The win rewarded a consistent performance from Medvedev[/a], who savoured his first title since Dubai in February.[/p][p]It was the 24th of his career on the tour.[/p][embed guid="ca102a8a-cecd-426e-9a7c-9f0ce509e157" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2104930385742147906" social-type="twitter" /]