ALERT: Medvedev lifts the trophy in Qatar
Daniil Medvedev won the tournament on Saturday evening against Andy Murray
Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 3 seed, won the Qatar Open trophy by beating wildcard Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Saturday evening.
Medvedev, ranked No 8, defeated qualifier Liam Broady (6-4, 6-3), Australian Christopher O’Connell (6-2, 0-0, 7-5) and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the second seed (6-4, 7-6 (7)) ahead of his victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Murray, ranked No 70, defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego (4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)), German Alexander Zverev, the No 4 seed (7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-5), French qualifier Alexandre Muller (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) and Czech Jiri Lehecka (6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (6)).
