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Russian Daniil Medvedev outperformed compatriot Andrey Rublev and claimed his third title of the year, after defeating him 7-5 and6-4 on Tuesday in the final of the Hangzhou, China tennis tournament.
The all-Russian final was expected between the top seed in the tournament and world number six and his compatriot, ranked 24.
After both players maintained their serve in the first set, Rublev made a mistake at the tiebreak 5-5giving the advantage to his compatriot.
Then, Rublev lost his serve again in the first game of the second set, paving the way for Medvedev to clinch the match in his favor and win his first title since the Dubai tournament in February, the third this season, and the twenty-fourth in his career.
In contrast, Rublev failed to win his second title of the year, after the first in Båstad, and the nineteenth in his career, after suffering his eighth defeat out of ten matches against his compatriot.
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