Zhuhai Championships loses star power as Medvedev withdraws from China return
ATPFriday, 15 September 2023 at 08:30
Current world number three Daniil Medvedev became the latest
big-name player to withdraw from the Zhuhai Championships.
The competition is set to begin in less than a week’s time and
it will be played in Zhuhai, China.
Medvedev joins Alexander Shevchenko as another high-profile
name player to withdraw from the mega-event.
The two will be replaced by America’s Aleksandar Kovacevic and
Belgian’s Kimmer Coppejans.
Medvedev’s withdrawal will be a severe blow for the
organisers as he once again showcased his class in the recently concluded US
Open.
The 27-year-old suffered a defeat in the final of the fourth
and final Grand Slam of the year to the current world number one Serbia’s Novak
Djokovic with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
Despite that defeat, Medvedev will be extremely pleased with
his overall performance in the mega-event where he defeated the former world
number one and defending champion Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal with
a score of 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Overall, the Moscow-born, despite having a slow start, will
end the year feeling good about his overall performances in the big events.
Medvedev failed in the Australian Open and French Open where
he was knocked out from the third and first rounds but made a grand comeback in
the last two Grand Slams of the year and played in the semifinal of Wimbledon
and finished as the runner-up in the US Open.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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