Staff Reporter.
Former world No 1 Daniil Medvedev captured his 16th career title on Sunday with a tough three-set victory over in-form Jannik Sinner in the Rotterdam ATP final.
Medvedev triumphed 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 over his Italian opponent who had won the Montpellier tournament last weekend.
The 27-year-old Russian took his career head-to-head record against Sinner to 6-0 and will return to the world top 10 on Monday.
“I first came here in [2018] and I straightaway loved it here,” said Medvedev, who now holds a 10-4 record in Rotterdam, at the trophy ceremony. “I love coming back here. The last two times I played here were terrible and I’m happy to make it better this year.”
Medvedev will return to the top 10 next week, moving up to the No. 9 spot in the ATP rankings.