Daniil Medvedev's Dominance In Hard Square Continues By Winning Miami Open 2023

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev won the Miami Open 2023. (Photo: Twitter/@DaniilMedwed)

JAKARTA - Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev won the Miami Open 2023. He beat Italy player Jannik Sinner in the Miami Open final, Monday, April 3 morning WIB.

Medvedev won 7-5, 6-3 over the 21-year-old.

"I am very happy. Today was a difficult match. It was probably the hottest and most humid day of the day," Medvedev said as broadcast by AFP quoted via Antara, Monday, April 3.

"It's not an easy condition. I don't know if Jannik has a minor injury or cramps. I'm also struggling, trying not to show it," he continued.

This is the fourth ATP title in 2023. In addition, this is also the 19th ATP title in Medvedev's career and his fifth title in the Masters 1000 event.

Nine ATP Tour Medvedev wins came from 19 different events, but he hasn't won a Masters 1000 event since Toronto in 2021.

"I haven't won that big a title in a year and a half. In the end I was quite shaky," Medvedev said.

This title also confirmed its dominance on the hard field in 2023. The 27-year-old has now won five of the six ATP Masters 1000 hard fields and also reached the finals in two hard-field Grand Slams, winning the US Open 2021.

Hardcourt specialist? 🤣🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/37VMhan12c

— Daniil Medvedev (@DaniilMedwed) April 2, 2023

Currently he has to turn his attention to clay where he has never made a positive note.

"I love hard pitches, if that was my choice, there would only be hard pitches," Medvedev joked.

Meanwhile, Sinner, who also lost in the Miami final two years ago, admitted that he was not 100 percent. However, he did not want to decide to withdraw from the final match.

"I woke up this morning not in my best condition, I felt a little sick... Unfortunately today I can't play in my best condition," said Sinner.

"No, (injury) is not that bad. But, with the heat, when you run a lot, it gets worse. Obviously the first half an hour we also play in the sun," he continued.