Tennis
Daniil Medvedev advances to second round of Acapulco tournament
(Acapulco) Daniil Medvedev continued his quest for the No. Frenchman Benoit Paire.
The 26-year-old Russian can steal the top rung of the ATP rankings from Serbian Novak Djokovic if he wins this tournament.
Medvedev, who won the US Open in 2021, is in his first tournament in Mexico.
“It’s not easy to come back after a long break,” said Medvedev, who lost in the Australian Open final last month.
The tournament favorite came from behind in the second set to defeat the Frenchman.
“I managed to fight to the end against a tough opponent and I’m happy to have won. »
Medvedev will face Spaniard Pablo Andujar in the next round.
If he wins this tournament, or reaches the final and Djokovic does not win in Dubai, Medvedev will become the fifth player to hold the No. 1 ranking in the world since 2004, after Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
The Russian mentioned that he is aware of this situation, but that it is quite possible that he will not climb to the top of the rankings as soon as next week.
“I’m going to play well in the next three tournaments because I know it’s a possibility. It’s not just a dream for me anymore, it’s a goal,” he said.
The Acapulco tournament is an ATP 500 tournament. Since the start of this category of tournaments in 2009, only Dubai in 2012 and Beijing in 2013 have attracted four of the top five players in the world.
Second-seeded Alexander Zverev and fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal also advanced to the second round.
In the first round, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, seeded third, faced the Serbian Laslo Djere.
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24-year-old British tennis player Jack DraperThe national team, which ranks 10th in the ATP rankings, will not be able to play in the 2025 Australian Open.
This became known on December 26. Jack recorded a video message in which he stated that he will miss the Australian series completely:
“Unfortunately, my team and I have decided not to travel to Australia this year. This is a really difficult decision because the Australian Open is a Grand Slam event, one of the biggest tournaments in our sport.”
However, I had been suffering from a hand injury for a long time. I am in the final stages of my recovery and returning to the court so early for five-set matches does not seem like a wise decision for me and my tennis.
Of course, I have already experienced many failures. But this was the hardest and hardest I have ever experienced. I expect to be back racing and competing on the field in 2026. Thank you everyone for your support in 2025; This really means a lot to me. I hope to return to tour soon and compete at the highest level again,” Draper said.
Interestingly, Draper only announced that he would play at a major in Melbourne on the 24th of the same month.
Jack has been away from the Tour since late August, when he withdrew from his match against Zizou Bergs in the second round of the US Open, ending his season early.
— jack draper (@jackdraper0) December 26, 2025
Source: Sport UA
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Professional Tennis Players Association (ATP) gave awards to players based on the results of the 2025 season.
Carlos Alcaraz, the leader in the world rankings, became the best tennis player of the year. His main rival was Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz’s former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (also Carlitos’ second coach Samuel Lopez) has already received the best coach award.
ATP Awards 2025. All award winners
- Best Tennis Player of the Year – Carlos Alcaraz
- Best Greenhouses of the Year – Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool
- Coach of the Year – Juan Carlos Ferrero (and Samuel Lopez)
- Breakthrough of the Year – Valentin Vachereau
- Favorite of the Year – Jannik Sinner
- Stefan Edberg Award (for sportsmanship) – Carlos Alcaraz
- Arthur Ashe Prize (for humanitarian aid) – Andrey Rublev
- Tournaments of the year – ATP 1000 Cincinnati, ATP 500 Doha, ATP 250 Bostad
- Match of the Year – Monte Carlos Masters Quarter Finals Carlos Alcaraz – Arthur Fiss [4:6, 7:5, 6:3]
VIDEO. Match of the year: Alcaraz vs Fis in the Masters quarter-final in Monte Carlo
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Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev defeated the representative of Monaco, Valentin Vachereau, at the World Tennis Continental Cup tournament in Shenzhen (China).
Rublev, representing the world team, beat Vachereau from the European team with a score of 2:6, 7:6 (7:5), 10:7.
The overall score at the tournament was 3:2 in favor of the world team.
Rublev’s next opponent will be Italian Flavio Cobolli, Vachereau will face Zhang Zhizhen from China. Both meetings will take place on Sunday.
The tournament takes place December 26–28. The eight participants are divided into two teams: Team Europe and Team World. Each player will play two singles matches, and two doubles matches will also be played.
Source: Sportbox
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