Medvedev reaches 40th tour-level final in Almaty

VIDEO SHOWS: ATP 250 ALMATY OPEN SEMI-FINAL HIGHLIGHTS SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/ IMG – See restrictions) JAMES DUCKWORTH V DANIIL MEDVEDEV FIRST SET 1. DUCKWORTH HITS A FOREHAND WINNER TO EDGE TIEBREAK 10-8 SECOND SET 2. MEDVEDEV HITS A FOREHAND PAST DUCKWORTH TO BREAK SERVE THIRD SET 3. MEDVEDEV HITS A BACKHAND DOWN THE LINE PAST DUCKWORTH 4. MATCH POINT – MEDVEDEV HITS A BACKHAND TO WIN 6(8)-7 6-3 6-2 5. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS, SHAKING HANDS WITH UMPIRE  CORENTIN MOUTET V ALEX MICHELSEN FIRST SET 6. RALLY ENDS WITH A MOUTET VOLLEY WINNER SECOND SET 7. MOUTET HITS AN OVERHEAD BACKHAND VOLLEY PAST MICHELSEN 8. MOUTET RECOVERS A LOB AND WHIPS A FOREHAND PAST MICHELSEN 9. MATCH POINT – MICHELSEN GOES LONG WITH A FOREHAND, MOUTET WINS 7-5 6-4 10. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS STORY: Daniil Medvedev advanced past Australian qualifier James Duckworth 6-7(8) 6-3 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Almaty Open on Saturday (October 18) to reach his first hard court final in over a year. Medvedev had not made a final on his preferred surface since losing to Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells in 2024, but a solid showing on serve with 15 aces and 85% (47/55) of first-serve points won saw him dispatch Duckworth.  The former US Open champion will now contest a 40th tour-level final, which is second most behind Novak Djokovic among active players.  Medvedev will be hoping lift his first title since the 2023 Italian Open and snap a six-match losing streak in finals when he faces French eighth seed Corentin Moutet on Sunday (October 18). For his part, Moutet defeated sixth seed American Alex Michelsen 7-5 6-4.  (Production: Conal Quinn)

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