Daniil Medvedev revealed his wish to stay at the summit of the men’s world tennis rankings for longer than seen earlier this year after beating Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round at the French Open. The Russian has just returned to the courts after surgery to treat a small hernia. Before …
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European governments have “spat” on their own environmental values by embracing US oil extracted with the help of fracking technology, Russia’s former president has claimed. In a Telegram post titled “It’s not personal, just business” published on Monday, Dmitry Medvedev, who served as Russia’s president from 2008 till 2012 and …
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Europeans will soon have to pay €2,000 ($2,200) per thousand cubic meters of natural gas, former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev tweeted on Tuesday. The warning comes after Germany ordered a halt to Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline certification. “German Chancellor Olaf Scholz …
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World number two Daniil Medvedev has hit out at what he called ‘empty brain’ fans after crowd noise disturbed his serve during the winner-takes-all showdown with Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open men’s singles final. Medvedev, who has hit the headlines for a series of outspoken comments throughout the tournament …
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A thrilling spectacle awaits tennis fans on Sunday as Daniil Medvedev faces Rafael Nadal for the 2022 Australian Open title. But as it had seemed to some that Novak Djokovic’s mere participation would have guaranteed another Grand Slam win for the Serb, will his proverbial fingerprints be all over the trophy …
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Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, has taken to Twitter to criticize perceived double standards in tennis and the media after Daniil Medvedev’s latest on-court tirade – for which the Russian was fined $12,000. Medvedev suffered a meltdown during his Australian Open semifinal clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas as he believed the Greek was receiving illegal …
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In a hugely-anticipated final between the two best players in the world on form and ranking, Medvedev broke Djokovic early on his way to taking the first set 6-4. That seemed to provoke brilliant Djokovic to raise his level, storming back to reply with a 6-3 second-set win. The Serb …
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Denying world number one Novak Djokovic the chance to become the first player since 1969 to sweep a calendar Grand Slam, Moscow-born Medvedev clinched a well-deserved $2.5 million in prize money by seeing off the Serb. Doing this in three sets with identical scores of 6-4, Medvedev did not go for …
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Medvedev came hurtling out of the blocks on a day when the only man ahead of him in the rankings was targeting history, hitting back from 40-15 to break Djokovic – who had won the toss and opted to serve first – in the first game, then breezing through to take …
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With the US Open set to start in nine days, the warm-up tournament is in its business end. After world number two Medvedev clinched the first set 6-2, the second was tied 1-1 when he attempted to return a shot from his rival yet went crashing into a camera which he …
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