Daniil Medvedev's 2025 started with the same sensations as last season. The former world No.1 – who welcomed his second baby before the start of the new season – hoped to have finally overcome this crisis,

Medvedev defeated two rivals and notched his 300th ATP hard-court victory. Thus, the 29-year-old earned a notable milestone, becoming the eighth active player to achieve that. Dan

The negative spiral that has enveloped Daniil Medvedev in the last year does not want to disappear. The Russian ace is trying in every way to return to the sensational player who had reached the top of the ATP ranking and who had won his first Major at the 2021 US Open, but the signs continue to be very negative.

Felix grabbed the opener 6-3 after a double break, and Daniil retired without shaking hands with his rival or the chair umpire. The Russian explained his setback, citing food poisoning and hoping to recover for next week's ATP 500 event in Dubai.

The official then announced that Medvedev had retired, and the No. 4 seed walked off court without shaking his opponent's hand. Auger-Aliassime and the commentators were baffled by the Russian's sudden decision. Medvedev later released a statement confirming he was suffering from food poisoning.

Daniil Medvedev has put his disappointing exit at the 2025 Qatar Open behind him with a fun night out after arriving in Dubai. The Russian shared a peek of his enjoyable evening with his wife Daria.

Daniil Medvedev got candid as he discussed his “anger” during matches. The former world No. 1 is known for his on-court outbursts. He often throws rackets, quarrels with umpires, and once broke a camera during a tournament.

Andrey Rublev is the highest seed left in the Qatar Open after a dramatic day that saw fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev quit his quarter-final with food poisoning.

Felix Auger-Aliassime is into the Doha semifinals after Daniil Medvedev retired from the quarter-final on Thursday with an illness.

Auger-Aliassime won the first set of Thursday’s match 6-3 before Medvedev, who was seeded fourth at the ATP 500 tournament, left the court

Consistency has always been a strong point Medvedev’s. Maybe the strong point. He can rally for hours, and from 2018 to 2023, he won at least two titles per season. But that streak ended when he went winless in 2024, and it has continued into 2025. So far this year, he’s just 6-4, and he went out in the second round at the Australian Open.

The draw for the ATP 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships has been revealed, kicking off another exciting week of tennis in the United Arab Emirates, following the conclusion of the WTA 1000 event.