Daniil Medvedev went 882 long days without a title before finally winning one in Almaty last October. His next title came just three months later…
The current world No.13 has continued his winning ways in 2026, capturing his 22nd career title by defeating Brandon Nakashima, 6-2, 7-6(1) for the Brisbane International crown.
Make that 22 titles in 22 different cities for the former world No.1.
Medvedev broke serve three times and kept his cool after he failed to serve out the match in the second set against the 33rd-ranked American. He dominated the second-set tiebreaker to improve to 3-0 against Nakashima.
20 of Medvedev’s 22 titles have come on hard court, and he is the first top seed to win in Brisbane since Roger Federer in 2015.
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