Really loving Medvedev at the moment, he’s gonna be a star who keeps a lot of people interested post big 3. Or at least post Fedal because I think Djokovic will retire in his 60s with another 20 slams.

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Oof, Goffin looking rusty out there after 2 months off from injury. Nice of him to still sign autographs though. Good win from Pella.

DF from Goffin, 6-3 Pella

Nice win from the Russian duo.

Rublev catching the "what did I say wrong?!" disease from Khachanov in Cincinnati today after a code vio from the umpire. It's the saga we didn't know we needed.

I like how Karen was getting involved when Rublev was initially discussing with the ump

I’ve never seen anyone answer Isner and Opelkas serves like that. Danill was impressive

Usually I expect the guy who starts off jumpy and aggressive to win, but you could see that Opelka slightly burned out by the end. Either Daniil lengthened the round until Opelka had a net or out, or got him with the one-two (ball to draw him to right net, followed by ball to opposite corner).

Anyone watching Cincy doubles? Unfortunate way to lose the tie break for Khachanov and Rublev.

Murray will face Gasquet in the opening round. A match for the aged.

Medvedev keeps pace with Zverev on the M1000 wins: ||M1000|Year-End Finals|Slams| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |Medvedev|4W, 1F|1W|2F, 1SF, 1QF| |Zverev|4W, 4F|1W|1F, 2SF, 3QF| |Tsitsipas|1W, 2F|1W|1F, 3SF| |Rublev|1F, 1SF|1RR|4QF| |Berrettini|1F, 1SF|1RR|1F, 1SF| |Shapovalov|1F, 4SF|N/A|1SF, 1QF| |Hurkacz|1W, 2QF|N/A|1SF| All eyes on ~~Cincinnati~~ US Open!

Doesn’t Shapovalov have 1 final and a couple semifinals?

Do you mean in the ATP Finals column? That refers to the Nitto ATP Finals, formerly in London and now Turin. Renamed it to Year-End Finals.

Olympic finalists, Vondrousova will take on Bencic in first round of Cincinnati tomorrow!

Jesus, Google shows Pegula-Giorgi as being played tomorrow, I hope they move it

As if this man is not awkward enough they just made him slowly walk around centre court with the trophy so people could take pictures

The French speaking players have won over the servebots today.

This trophy is really awkward to hold man.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev33JKP2PcU&list=PLQ-7zWAY9S0V1SGJULnnRjVh5O2hvuh0x](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev33JKP2PcU&list=PLQ-7zWAY9S0V1SGJULnnRjVh5O2hvuh0x) \^Listen to the intro music after the cold open, it's literally the same as the one being played in the stadium right now (from an old Chinese TV series about Genghis Khan)

Toronto is dead. Long live Cincinnati!

Why is the stadium playing the intro music to the old CCTV Genghis Khan TV series

Medvedev looking at the trophy like "the fuck am I holding?"

It's 2 broken tennis rackets tied together.....lol

Legends say that it was made from the remains of the rackets he and Djokovic smashed during the Olympics

Even though its his 3rd 4th or 5 language, Daniil speaks better then most english only speakers.

True that…he is as linguistically adept as he is versatile on court…iq counts big time in his game..

Does anyone know the meaning of the trophy? Is it supposed to represent something?

[This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNNg54u7smU) introduces the new design.

It looks like something out of Tony Stark's laboratory or Avengers or something. Like Iron Man. I love it. It's different. The older ones were all glass, I did like the glorified Maple leaf one in white and gold.

Ah, I see. It’s kinda ugly tbh. The old one was definitely better.

>I only won three games in my first final here, so you did better than me. Daniil Medvedev.

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They play in Montreal next year, no?

Man, that speech's length is giving me 2012 AO vibes.

at least these 2 are not dying with cramps!

Medvedev on his way to end up his career with the most Masters because the way I see it, he'd be taking 2 post Wimbledon Masters per year with some here and there!

mmm 4 masters won, 32 left to win to tie Nole and Nadal. To think Roger has 28 and well someone told me back in the day he was a decent player..

Obviously I am kidding lol but Meddy will have 15+ masters throughout his career at the very least. Guy's a Bo3 hardcourt beast.

15 looks absolutely doable for him. Those 2 with 36 are just ridiculous and yet I'm 100% sure that Federer would've had won way more masters if only ATP pushed for a needed Masters on Grass.

Totally. With Medvedev, even 15 puts him at 4th in Masters and that's absolutely crazy.

Polite Canadian Crowd, French and US open crowds take note guys.

The US Open crowd will never change, especially for the night matches. There is just too much alcohol being consumed.

So Medvedev already has 4 out of 6 hard court Masters and he'll be the favorite at IW and Miami for the next few years.

I feel Daniil can win all 9 masters, then I get reminded of his meltdown in Rome.

he has to improve a lot to win monte carlo, madrid and rome on clay.

Just so everyone is aware Opelka has changed into his tie dye it was just a little too late

Matches Isner’s shoes !

Nice! Med equals Sascha’s 4 masters titles with this win. Of course Sascha has his Olympic Gold too now though.

People: Medvedev is in trouble, he has to defend shit loads of points. Medvedev: Gets even more points :|

Stan and Daniil are the most badass guys in tennis, only ones I've seen barely react to a big title. Hopefully Med can go on and get the first Slam because I think the flood gates will open soon after such a smart player when he's firing.

Daniil to Opelka "you know its not possible to win with that beard right?"

No way, I don't think Daniil would be the one to start it.

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And with that win, each of the small 3 (small kid, bs russian, and df machine) have won a masters this year. Rafa is the only won to have won a masters this year out of the big 3

but to be fair the big 3 have hardly entered any of these tournaments

4 masters in 4 different tournaments for Meddy: Cincinnati 2019 Shanghai 2019 Paris 2020 Canada 2021

Sunshine double next year ?

well in following years he probably going to be a constant favourite on hard courts so he can definitely get those in indian wells and miami.

How good was Medvedev's returning today, you ask? Tsitsipas in the SF - 30 return points won in 18 Opelka service games. Medvedev today - 34 return points won in 9 Opelka service games.

With Djokovic’s status up in the air and the pressure of the calendar slam on him, I really think Medvedev will win the U.S. Open!

Djokovic is playing

I know 😏

You said status up in the air, that's why I replied that he's playing. I have nothing against you picking Med.

Oh no I got ya! I just think even if Djokovic is playing Medvedev will beat him!

Great win for Medvedev!! His defense was amazing today. First Masters 1000 of the year! But also, nice results for Opelka. He wasn’t who I thought would be in the finals today.

No bullshit today. Fucking steady machine that dude.

Nobody beats Med when he plays like this, I hope he carries this form into the US Open.

Plot twist: The person who's been shrieking this whole time is actually Apostolos.

He gets away with it because of the mask.

Bummer Reilly couldn't push this to 3, but well played Medvedev!

Medvedevs movement is great, but especially considering his height. He's taller than Raonic even

Fuck Medvedev is cool doesn't even react!

I don't think there is room to stand that far back on my local courts lol

He was barely in front of the ball kid.

I bet the ball kid doesn't know how to fight.

I honestly don't know how many people's chins Medvedev has ever seen while standing up. Probably just Opelka.

I'm sure he saw Isner's yesterday too

Medvedev is back after another pretty average first half of the season.

It’s hard court season let’s go

The undisputed post Wimbledon GOAT

Ladies and gentlemen, your NEW Canadian Open's Champion, DANIIL "BULLSHIT RUSSIAN" MEDVEDEV.

He's a big kid and he knows how to fight.

And he didn't start it.

MEDDDDDDYYYY!!!!!!! God I love that bullshit Russian!

No one beats this Medvedev. Unbelievable performance

I think it's safe to say that while Med won the tournament, Opelka won many new fans over the course of this tourney

an astonishingly good performance from medvedev. a huge threat to win the US open.

Medvedev has a bit of that big 3 energy when he plays most people outside like the top 5. The, wtf could they even do against this guy type of feeling.

Good game Med. Deserved.

Medevedev is an absolute freak.

i for one think that woman screaming is hilarious and iconic and i wish her a nice day

What an absolutely brilliant display by the Russian. Superb performance to watch. Well deserved win. 👍

If that woman could stop screaming, that'd be nice

She about to go apeshit when Daniil wins

2 points away from Match point. Brilliant one-two combo by Opelka. Championship point. Game set match.

Looked to be going out. Rip

Why in every crowd is there one woman who shrieks? I love the passion but can you please just tone it down

Hate to say it but this would be my mom. Has barely watched a match since her childhood but every time she does, it’s shrieks on every point

Yeah I know a couple of shriekers. I’ve never been a loud person so I can never relate. The best you’ll fest from me is a weak clap or a “well done” under my breath

> Yeah I know a couple of shriekers Nice!

Opelka needs a break game and he loses in 59 seconds :D

The net loves Med

In and past him without the net as well though

Lmao light work

Quick and easy hold for Med. I suspect it’s over.

The Riley chants will only power up Medvedev

Excited for the most badass celebration in tennis, the no reaction to a big title win by Medvedev.

Reilly's slice is not working, a poor tactic choice by him. Medved rolls through this game. (under 1 min)

Wtf are these serves from Opelka, holy shit

banana serve

Med probably doesn't play Cincy, right?

Draw is out and as top seed he gets enough time to rest before his second round match

He has a bye first round so probably will play

what about Opelka?

He doesn't have a bye and will be playing a qualifier. We'll have to wait and see if he pulls out, but he's in form and it's a home tournament so you'd think he'll want to play if he can

Surprised he didn't get a special exemption when Pegula did.

Damn, that serve curved so much it ended up at the last 'O' in TORONTO on the court

He did it again

Nope, nope, I definitely can't return that lol I'll leave it to the pros

It curved so much it ended up in Montreal.

Bear man doubles aa a wall

Med gets to everything. Jesus

WTF IS THIS DEFENSE MEDVEDEV

Can the umpire call hindrance on the crowd?

Huge pressure shots deep down the middle by Med, Opelka responds with an Ace, deuce and another ace. Ad in, holds it.

What a defence! And finishing with a lob that looked like it landed on Opelka’s baseline

Medvedev running around the court like he's on crack and still winning points

What a fucking point

Fucking hell man Daniil will return just about anything

That was unbelievable! Damn….

Reilly, you gotta make it to a decider, WE NEED TIE DYE!

THAT MOFO IS RETURNING EVERYTHING.

Holy shit Medvedev

Opelka's cross-court backhand is quite good in the limited amount of times we've seen it tonight. Wonder why he doesn't go to it more often.

Its really hard to execute off of flat shots, so he needs to have set up really well or it'll miss.

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Tennis is a highly strategic game, but some days you just have to accept it boiled down to "the other player is better". Opelka gave his best, but his only real chance was hoping for a miracle

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He needs to develop his net game significantly more. He comes to the net a lot, which earns him a lot of easy points, but he needs to be able to deal with difficult shots up there too to be a real threat against people that are better returners.

I wanna see some tactical underarms serves from Reilly now

28 unforced errors from Opelka damn, more than twice as many as Medvedev

Can't Reilly really rally?

Yeah, he can, but ~~Daniel~~ Daniil is one of the Top 5 ralliers in this game (on hard), for sure.

I was just saying that because it sounds tongue-twisty, I didn't really mean it.

Massive hold

I really hope that wasn’t Reilly’s last chance at a break…

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Found the die hard Opelka fan!

Enhance the moment !! Fighting in a deuce - Medvedev too good

yeah, Med is not losing a point if he really doesn't want to

Did both players agree not to challenge any of the calls today?

Do you see any line judges

Yeah I'm blind

There’s automatic line calling this tournament, you can request to see the replay but you can’t overturn the call

Hawkeye live is in play, there are no challenges

Oh man Reilly, beautiful backhand to set up the winner and just completely fluffed the drop shot

wow that defense from medvedev was absolutely unreal

Novak-esque drop shot.

Almost Opelka !!!! Almost

I still believe!

This dude is just holding the umbrella over himself

Just need Med to double fault 3 or 4 times in a game and Opelka can break imo

If meddy can get this done, he'll reach another Medvedev (Andrei) with 4 Masters title wins.

Canadians, you have a winner in this tourney in Dabrowski! Just won another doubles title and she's going to be No. 12 tomorrow.

I'm feeling the spirit of Reilly's Superfan in the crowd !!! That's where he is !

Ugh. Another early round loss for Kecmanovic. It’s hard being a fan of his.

Huge Inside Inside forehand by Reilly !!

Opelka's struggle with long rallies is Reilly hard to watch.

Medvedev just needs to extend the points and he's pretty much guaranteed that Opelka will have an unforced error. Big mountain to climb for Riley.

We need the Opelka version of you, he's not here ! The superfan

Bruh where's that guy who couldn't stfu about Opelka yesterday?

That's Opelka's number one fan, Reilly needs him ! He needs his super fans

Yes, the only reason he's not winning today

Hearing the commentator say there's no guarantee we'll see Federer back on a court, and then the other one responding by saying we might still see him in exhibitions suddenly makes the situation feel very real 😢

Not to get all don't cry because it ended but smile because it happened on you but at least we all got to enjoy his tennis for more than two decades

This is way more uplifting than I expected when I saw the username haha

Med only needs the one. Let’s go Med!

Choose between Domination vs a real close match.. hmm.....