Last month was no cakewalk for Daniil Medvedev . The Russian, once the World No. 1 and winner of the 2021 US Open, saw his 2025 season crash out in dramatic fashion. He battled hard, stretching his final match into a grueling five-set fight. But it just wasn’t meant to be. After that, he headed into an ATP 250, where he lost in the quarterfinals, but now in Beijing? Medvedev is embracing a fresh chapter, a new city, a new perspective, and a new game.

Friday kicked off with Medvedev making his China Open debut against Cameron Norrie . He took care of business in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. That’s redemption for the Russian. Facing the top Brit in his debut at this tournament, Medvedev was asked, “You’ve said to us that in practice you produced top 5 level tennis at times. How much of tha

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