Daniil Medvedev逆转卫冕阿拉木图公开赛：三盘击败Nikoloz Basilashvili，生涯首次成功卫冕
头号种子 Daniil Medvedev 于10月25日在阿拉木图公开赛决赛中以 6-7(6)、6-1、6-3 逆转格鲁吉亚资格赛选手 Nikoloz Basilashvili，成功卫冕——这是他职业生涯首次成功卫冕一项赛事冠军，也是他今年的第四座 ATP 巡回赛奖杯。这场胜利提升了他提前锁定 ATP 年终总决赛席位的希望；他曾在2020年赢得该项赛事。
首盘，Medvedev 在挽救两个盘点后将比赛拖入抢七，但两次进攻失误下网，世界排名第128位的 Basilashvili 以一记有力的斜线反拍拿下首盘。现世界排名第五的 Medvedev 在第二盘重新掌控局面，用反拍相持压迫失误增多的对手兑现破发；第三盘，Basilashvili 在自己2022年以来的首个巡回赛决赛中显得紧张，一记反拍小球下网送出首个赛点，随后底线击球出界告负。
Medvedev 赛后说：「我一直说，这只是运气、时机和状态的问题。我感觉很新鲜，身体状态很好……我很高兴终于做到了。」年终总决赛将于11月15日至22日在都灵举行，Alexander Zverev、Carlos Alcaraz 与 Ben Shelton 已锁定席位，受伤的 Jannik Sinner 不会参赛。Medvedev 接下来将参加周一开赛的维也纳公开赛，以及10月31日开赛的巴黎大师赛，继续争取总决赛资格。
Daniil Medvedev Defends Almaty Open Title, Beats Nikoloz Basilashvili in Three Sets to Close In on ATP Finals
Top seed Daniil Medvedev shook off a first-set stumble to beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7(6) 6-1 6-3 in the Almaty Open final on Sunday, defending his title for the first successful title defence of his career and picking up his fourth ATP Tour trophy this year. The win boosts his hopes of securing a place at the ATP Finals, which he won in 2020.
Medvedev saved two set points to force a first-set tiebreak, but netted two attempted winners as Basilashvili, a qualifier ranked 128th, clinched the set with a powerful cross-court backhand. The world number five regained control in the second set, pressuring an error-prone Basilashvili, and in the third the Georgian, playing his first tour final since 2022, netted a backhand drop shot to bring up match point before shooting wide from the baseline.
"I always said, it's just a matter of luck, time, moment," Medvedev said. "I was feeling fresh, I was feeling physically good... I'm happy to finally do it." The ATP Finals take place in Turin from November 15-22; Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton have already qualified, while the injured Jannik Sinner will not feature. Medvedev is set to play the Vienna Open starting Monday and the Paris Masters from October 31.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：Daniil Medvedev 在2023年美国网球公开赛上（Amaury Laporte 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons）
