Jakarta (ANTARA) – Number 1 seed Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP Masters 1000 title Sunday afternoon Toronto time with a 2021 Canada Masters victory over American Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6- 3 in the final.
The world number two in ATP became the first Russian player to win the ATP 1000 hard-core tournament.
“It was unimaginable to win this, but now I have four (ATP 1000) wins in five finals. I am happy and want more achievements after reaching this point in Canada,” Medvedev said in a report from the ‘ATP Tour Monday.
Previously, Medvedev had also knocked out fellow Opelka John Isner in the semifinals. Isner, who is known as one of the tennis players with the best service, couldn’t stop Medvedev’s playing strategy.
In the final round, Medvedev repeated his strategy again, performing bait shots that led to either side of the pitch. This technique forces Opelka to run after the ball and leave her defensive position on the back line.
“Opelka played very good points. He fought until the end, saving break points at crucial moments,” he said.
Opelka became the first American to reach the Canada Masters final since Mardy Fish in 2011, Andy Roddick being the last American to win the title in Canada in 2003.
He considered Opelka’s play in the final round to be very impressive. Medvedev also knows that playing the final round of the first ATP 1000 level tournament is tough, but Opelka did well.
“Playing in the first ATP Masters final wasn’t easy. I played (at ATP 1000 level) for the first time in Canada, and only won three games,” Medvedev revealed.
Medvedev has now won 12 titles at the ATP Tour level, 11 of which were hard-won. He was 4-1 in the Masters 1000 final, also winning trophies in Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris. The only loss he suffered was in the 2019 Canada Masters final round, losing to Rafael Nadal in the tournament then being held in Montreal.
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Reporter: Roy Rosa Bachtiar
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