
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev beat Jan-Lennard Struff at a tournament in Beijing and guaranteed himself a return to the top 5 of the ATP world rankings.
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Medvedev moved into the top 5 after defeating Struff in Beijing and eliminating Auger-Aliassime.
Following the tournament in Beijing, Daniil Medvedev will return to the top 5 of the ATP world rankings for the first time since January 2025. Sports.ru reports this.
The Russian beat German Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round with a score of 6:4, 6:3 and reached the quarterfinals. This result was enough to surpass Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the ranking, who occupies fifth position.
30-year-old Medvedev will rise from sixth to fifth place. Auger-Aliassime was eliminated in the first round of the tournament in Beijing, losing to Russian Karen Khachanov.
In the quarterfinals, Medvedev will play with the winner of the pair Francisco Serundolo - Jakub Menshik. In addition to Medvedev, Russians Andrei Rublev and Karen Khachanov also made it to the quarterfinals.
Medvedev is a former world number one. During his career, the Russian won 24 ATP titles and is now considered the strongest tennis player among his compatriots.
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