Daniil Medvedev Jokes He’s ‘Running Out’ with Hilarious Request to ATP After Conquering Brisbane

Daniil Medvedev registered his third consecutive win over Brandon Nakashima to win his career's first title in Brisbane.

Daniil Medvedev Jokes He’s ‘Running Out’ with Hilarious Request to ATP After Conquering Brisbane

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Daniil Medvedev kick-started his campaign for the 2026 season in an emphatic fashion, ending the Brisbane International in his favor with a 6-2, 7-6(1) victory over Brandon Nakashima in an hour and 34 minutes. Prior to this year, the Russian made the final in the ATP 250 event back in 2019 but failed to go past Kei Nishikori.

The win helped Medvedev improve his head-to-head record to 3-0. Nakashima was chasing his career’s second tour-level singles title following his win at the 2022 San Diego Open.

This made him the first top seed to clinch the title since Roger Federer in 2015. It was also his career’s 22nd tour-level title, and interestingly, all of these trophies he has lifted in different cities. Following the win, Medvedev jokingly asked the ATP Tour to host tournaments in more cities so that he could win titles there.

Dear @atptour…..can you please add more cities? I am running out….

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The start of the 2025 season was a far cry from that of this season, as Medvedev struggled to make deep runs, let alone win titles. He did not play a final before the Halle Open, where he lost the match to Alexander Bublik. The former World No.1 then ended his two-and-a-half-year drought at the Almaty Open by defeating Corentin Moutet in October, winning his first title since the 2023 Italian Open.

The next destination is Melbourne, where Medvedev has finished as a runner-up three times. He fell to Novak Djokovic in 2021 and to Rafael Nadal the following year. In 2024, despite leading 2-0, he ended up losing the title to World No.2 Jannik Sinner.

Last year, he could make it to the second round of a Major just at the Australian Open, because, amidst his massive slump in form, the 2021 US Open champion suffered disappointing first-round exits at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

Daniil Medvedev on being an underdog at the Australian Open

Daniil Medvedev stands in the 12th spot on the rankings table, and for the first time in a long time, he will enter the Australian Open ranked outside of the top 10. At the press conference after his recent win, a journalist told him the Aussie fans like an underdog and asked whether he thinks he would get extra love from the spectators.

Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev (Image via X/Daniil Medvedev)

You know, I think it will be fun. To be an underdog, it depends. If we look in the long run, for sure I’m the underdog, because it’s been some time I haven’t been in the later stages of a Grand Slam, I’m outside of top 10. But probably first four rounds or something, I’m not going to be underdog. If I count right, it’s going to be four rounds. Three, four, whatever.

The Australian Open starts on January 18. Jannik Sinner will be competing as the defending champion. The win in Brisbane made Medvedev the third active player on the ATP Tour to win 20 hard-court trophies, joining Sinner and Novak Djokovic.

But again, I was three times in the final there, and I do feel like, in general, people in Melbourne love me. Maybe a big thing to say, but I hope so. I’m going to try to do my best exactly like here. Enjoy my tennis, enjoy the game, enjoy the fight, and hopefully like this people can support me.

Daniil Medvedev added

The Brisbane win was Medvedev’s first triumph while working with two new members of his team, his coaches Rohan Goetzke and Thomas Johansson. Last year, the 29-year-old parted ways with his coach of eight years, Gilles Cervara.

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