Tennis
The American charged Medvedev in the groin with impunity. The opponent didn’t even bother to apologize.
Daniel responded to his opponent with a confident victory.
The triumphal procession of the Russian Daniil Medvedev on the world tennis courts has been going on for 19 matches. Just one step left to take Octopus on the way to the fourth title in a row.
But in the semi-finals of the Masters in the USA, our player had unexpected problems.
Hit below the belt
In the semi-finals of the prestigious Indian Wells tennis tournament, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev faced a serious test in the person of American Francis Tiafoe. The local tennis player went through all the previous opponents like a skating rink. He hasn’t lost a set in five matches. Before the match with Medvedev, Tiafoe beat Cameron Norrie, who knocked out Andrei Rublev from the fight for the title.
The beginning of the meeting turned out to be stubborn. For ten games, tennis players could not create a single break point. It already seemed that the first set would end in a tie-break, but Medvedev still took the 11th game on the serve of the American. And it happened in a dramatic fight. In the decisive draw, the cable turned out to be on the side of the Russian.
Naturally, the lost prank upset Francis. The American went on pause distressed. Near the net, he threw the ball remaining in his pocket with a racket. The tennis player did this without looking at the opposite side, which led to an unpleasant incident.
Russians unexpectedly appeared on the trajectory. The ball hit Daniil right in the groin, which gave him discomfort. But Medvedev showed generosity and only smiled. When the tennis players crossed, the Russian patted his opponent on the shoulder. Tiafoe, however, did not react to the incident in any way. Apparently, the emotions from the lost game took over.
“This win makes me very happy”
In the next game, Medvedev took the first set. The second installment was also not without adventures. Daniil missed seven match points. First, in the ninth game, he failed to complete the meeting three times when the opponent served, and then missed four more match points on his own serve.
As a result, the winner had to be determined in a tie-break. Here the Russian tennis player has already mastered the nerves. This time it took him only one attempt to complete the meeting with a victory.
This win makes me very happy. Try to play a tie-break when you have just lost seven match points. I immediately managed to start well, making great shots and great draws,” Medvedev said after the victory.
Now Daniil is waiting for the fourth final in a row. Our tennis player will face Carlos Alcaraz. The young Spaniard is now in second place in the ATP rankings. In Indian Wells, he is seeded number one.
Source: Sportbox
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Saying goodbye to professional tennis in 2025 retired 27 players.
The most famous are Richard Gasquet, Fabio Fognini, Fernando Verdasco, Vasek Pospisil and Diego Schwartzman.
Ukrainian Vladislav Manafov He did not compete at the professional level for the entire year but did not announce his retirement.
He completed his professional career
Grégoire Barrere- Richardas Berankis
- Rohan Bopanna
- Pedro Cachin
- Salvatore Caruso
- Marius Kopil
- Marcus Daniell
- Ivan Dodig
- kyle edmund
- Ernesto Escobedo
- Christopher Eubanks
- Jonathan Esserick
- Fabio Fognini
- Richard Gasquet
- Martin Klizan
- Denis Kudla
- Gianluca the Wizard
- Nicolas Mahut
- Matve Middelkop
- Dennis Novak
- Vašek Pospisil
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Tim van Ruythoven
- Luke Saville
- Diego Schwartzman
- Fernando Verdasco
Tennis players who did not play during 2025 but did not announce their retirement
- André Begemann
- 🏳️ Teimuraz Gabashvili
- Fred Gil
- Emilio Gomez
- Marcel Ilhan
- 🏳️ Andrey Kuznetsov
- Juan Ignacio Londero
- Vladislav Manafov
- Fabrice Martin
- Gerald Meltzer
- Gonzalo Oliveira*
- Max Purcell**
- Milos Raonic
- Hunter Reese
- Blaj Rola
- Tennis Sandgren
- Weissborn himself
*– Oliveira was banned for using methamphetamine
** – Purcell was disqualified for use of prohibited substances
Source: Sport UA
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13 former tennis players have already announced their careers in 2025. end of career.
The most famous of the girls listed below are Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia.
Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko He has not played professionally since the fall of 2024, when he played for the Ukrainian national team in the KBDK Playoffs. Lesya did not announce the end of her career.
- Ysaline Bonaventure
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Alize Kornet
- Lauren Davis
- Andrea Gamis
- caroline garcía
- Simona Halep
- Michaela Krajicek
- Petra Kvitova
- Akiko Ohmae
- Bibiana Schofs
- Wang Qiang
- Yanina Wickmayer
Tennis players who did not play all year but did not announce their retirement
- Kaia Sofa
- Lesya Tsurenko
Tennis players who took a break from their careers due to motherhood
- Ounce Jabeur
- Daria Saville
- Anna Carolina Shmidlova
- Caroline Wozniacki
Source: Sport UA
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On Monday, December 29, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) last updated the rating in 2025.
As in principle, there have been no significant changes since the end of the Final Tournament in November.
Thus, Aryna Sabalenka finished the season on top. Also in the top 5 were Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina.
As for Ukrainian women, the country’s best tennis player in 2025 is 14th-ranked Elina Svitolina. She is followed by Marta Kostyuk (26th) and Dayana Yastremskaya (27th). Alexandra Oleynikova also entered the top 100 at number 96.
There are six more representatives of Ukraine in the top 500: Yulia Starodubtseva, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur, Anastasia Soboleva, Veronika Podrez and Katarina Zavatskaya.
The new season starts on January 2 – the United Cup team tournament will be held in Perth and Sydney, Australia. And on the 5th, the WTA 500 tournaments will start in Brisbane and the WTA 250 tournaments in Auckland. Sisters Kostyuk, Yastremskaya and Kichenok will play in Brisbane, while Svitolina and Starodubtseva will play in Auckland.
Ukrainian women in WTA singles rankings
Ukrainian women in WTA double the rankings
Source: Sport UA
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