The negative spiral that has enveloped Daniil Medvedev in the last year does not want to disappear. The Russian ace is trying in every way to return to the sensational player who had reached the top of the ATP ranking and who had won his first Major at the 2021 US Open, but the signs continue to be very negative.
Felix Auger-Aliassime is into the Doha semifinals after Daniil Medvedev retired from the quarter-final on Thursday with an illness.
On Friday, the No. 5 seed came through a decisive tie-break for the second successive day in Doha to reach his 10th career ATP 500 final. Rublev edged out Felix Auger-Aliassime, winner of two titles already this season, with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) effort at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after withstanding 21 aces from the Canadian.
Auger-Aliassime won the first set of Thursday’s match 6-3 before Medvedev, who was seeded fourth at the ATP 500 tournament, left the court