Medvedev Explains Why He Said No to the Six Kings Slam

le 16/10/2025 à 17h18

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This week, Medvedev has chosen to set down his racket in Almaty, Kazakhstan, rather than at the highly publicized Six Kings Slam, an exhibition tournament featuring some of the biggest stars in world tennis. And yet, he too had received an invitation, following Jack Draper's withdrawal.

"I had given my word to the organizers in Almaty. And if I make commitments, I keep them. I have lost a lot of ranking points, so I need to play again and regain points. Almaty is an ATP 250 that is very close to an ATP 500. Moreover, there is almost no chance that I will qualify for the Masters, so I am playing everything I can play."

For the end of this season, Medvedev is betting everything on effort, trying to regain the consistency on hard courts that made him one of the best players in the world for a long period.

In Almaty, he successfully made his debut against Walton (7-5, 7-6) and will face Marozsan in the quarterfinals.

Medvedev Daniil

13e, 2760 points

Astana Open

Draw

Walton A

Medvedev D • 2

5

6

7

Marozsan F

Medvedev D • 2

5

2

7

6

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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