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Medvedev reaches Almaty Open final after Bublik retires injured
Daniil Medvedev reached the Almaty Open final in Kazakhstan on Saturday after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Bublik, retired.
Bublik, a Kazakh player, stopped after losing the first set 6-3 because of an injury.
The tournament is an ATP 250 event played on indoor hard courts.
Medvedev, the defending champion, will face Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final on Sunday.
Basilashvili reached the final by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets.
Medvedev has won 24 ATP titles but has never defended a title, giving him a chance to do so in Almaty.
The final will decide whether he keeps the title he won last year.
Daniil Medvedev reached the Almaty Open final after Alexander Bublik retired injured in their semifinal.
Medvedev won the first set 6-3 before Bublik stopped because of his injury.
Medvedev will face Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final.
Bublik, the tournament’s No. 3 seed and a home favorite, had been hampered by his right knee.
Medvedev is the defending champion and will have a chance to win the title in consecutive years.
- Who
- Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Bublik. Medvedev advanced to the final.
- What
- Medvedev reached the Almaty Open final after Bublik retired injured.
- When
- Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Why
- Bublik retired after losing the first set, 6-3, with an injury.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Almaty Open was scheduled to be held on indoor hard courts.
Medvedev won the first set of the semifinal 6-3, and Bublik retired injured.
Basilashvili beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the final.
Medvedev was scheduled to face Basilashvili in the final.
- Semifinal score
- Medvedev won the first set 6-3
- Bublik’s seed
- No. 3
- Final opponent
- Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia
- Tournament
- 2026 Almaty Open, an ATP 250
- Dates
- October 19–25, 2026
- Prize money
- $1.075 million