Daniil Medvedev has crushed his good friend and fellow Russian rival Andrey Rublev within the Dubai Championships last, taking his 18th tour-level title and third in a row in successive weeks with a complete 6-2 6-2 win.
The previous world No.1 prolonged his profitable streak to 14 matches on Saturday in a run that began on Valentine’s Day and has included back-to-back trophies in Rotterdam and Doha.
