Daniil Medvedev advanced to the final of the Almaty Open on Saturday, October 24, 2026, after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Bublik, retired due to a muscle injury with the score at 6-3 in favor of the defending champion, ATP Tour reported. The match on the hard courts in Kazakhstan ended in the first set when Bublik was forced to stop playing, sending the top-seeded Russian through to the championship match where he will face Nikoloz Basilashvili.
“I hope it’s nothing serious,” Medvedev said after reaching his 45th career final on the ATP Tour. “I realized from the beginning of the match that he was having difficulty moving, I had to continue and try to get the victory. It’s the only thing you can do on a tennis court. I hope it’s not grave and he can return as soon as possible.”
Semifinal Cut Short by Injury in Kazakhstan
Medvedev had secured a break in the fourth game of the opening set to take control of the baseline exchanges. Official match statistics from Europa Press noted that Medvedev did not face a single break point during the abbreviated encounter, landing 65 percent of his first serves and winning 87 percent of those points while hitting nine aces against one double fault.
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Medvedev earned his path to the final without dropping a single set all week in Almaty, maintaining a dominant run following a successful Asian swing that included a title in Hangzhou and semifinal appearances in Beijing and Shanghai.
Championship Showdown Against Nikoloz Basilashvili
Medvedev will square off against Nikoloz Basilashvili on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in the indoor hard-court final at the ATP 250 tournament. Basilashvili booked his spot in the title match by overcoming Stefanos Tsitsipas with a 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 victory. Potosinoticias.com noted that the win marks the Georgian player’s first tour-level final since February 2022, when he fell to Roberto Bautista Agut in Doha.
At 34 years old and ranked No. 128 in the world prior to the event, Basilashvili fought through the qualifying rounds in Almaty to secure a return to the Top 100. Medvedev holds a 1-0 edge in their head-to-head series, having defeated Basilashvili at the Vienna tournament in 2022.
Race to Turin Implications and Season Statistics
Beyond defending his trophy in Almaty, Medvedev is solidifying his bid to qualify for the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals. Currently positioned at No. 6 in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, the former world No. 1 has extended his cushion over tenth-placed Alex de Miñaur to 705 points.
Medvedev leads the tour with 37 match victories on hard courts this season. Having already captured titles in Brisbane, Dubai, and Hangzhou earlier in the year, the top seed enters Sunday’s final aiming for his fourth trophy of 2026.
Medvedev Faces Basilashvili in Almaty Open Final
The Almaty Open singles final between Daniil Medvedev and Nikoloz Basilashvili is scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at the venue in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with live broadcasts and updates provided by Eurosport.
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