ALERT : Rome Masters, Medvedev wins his first tournament on clay

Daniil Medvedev won the final on Sunday evening against Holger Rune (7-5, 7-5).

Daniil Medvedev, Rome 2023 | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic

Tennis Majors

May 21, 2023

Internazionali BNL d'Italia •Final • completed

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H. RunevsD. Medvedev

Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 3 seed, beat Dane Holger Rune, the No 7 seed, 7-5, 7-5 to win the Rome Masters trophy at the Foro Italico on Sunday evening.

It’s his 20th title on the Tour, the first on clay.

Part-Time Dancer, Full-Time Clay-Courter ✨@DaniilMedwed is the @InteBNLdItalia Champion with a 7-5 7-5 victory over Holger Rune! 🏆#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/MB2fWoV0mm
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 21, 2023

Ahead of his victory, Medvedev, ranked No 3, defeated Finn Emil Ruusuvuori (6-4, 6-2), Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles, the No 31 seed (3-6, 6-1, 6-3), German Alexander Zverev, the No 19 seed (6-2, 7-6 (3)), German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann (6-2, 6-2) and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 5 seed (7-5, 7-5).

Rune, ranked No 7, beat French qualifier Arthur Fils (6-3, 6-3), Italian wildcard Fabio Fognini (6-4, 6-2), Australian qualifier Alexei Popyrin (6-4, 5-7, 6-4), Serb Novak Djokovic, the top seed (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) and Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 4 seed (6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.