Medvedev won the Almaty Open for the second year in a row

In the final, the Russian lost the first set to Nikoloz Basilashvili, but then completely seized the initiative and won — 6:7 (6), 6:1, 6:3. For Medvedev, this is the first successful defense of the ATP title in his career. And the tournament in Almaty was the second for Daniil, which he won twice in his career. Earlier this season, Medvedev picked up a five-hundredth in Dubai.

After losing the tie-break, Medvedev allowed his opponent to take only four games over the next two games. The Russian finished the match with 22 aces and made four break points out of ten. At the same time, Basilashvili qualified for the finals.

In the semifinals, Medvedev met with the first racket of Kazakhstan, Alexander Bublik. The Russian won the first set 6-3, after which Bublik withdrew due to an injury to his right knee. He was injured a day earlier in a difficult quarterfinal against Karen Khachanov, which the representative of Kazakhstan won in three sets. — 4:6, 7:6(5), 7:6(5). The semifinal between Medvedev and Bublik lasted only 21 minutes.

• The title in Almaty was Medvedev's fourth of the 2026 season and the 25th of his career at the ATP level.
• A year ago, it was the Almaty Open that helped him break a streak without titles that lasted 882 days.