<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/daniil-medvedev" target="_blank">Daniil Medvedev</a> maintained his winning roll to beat Andy Murray in the Qatar Open final and claim his second title in successive weeks on Saturday.</p>.<p>Veteran Murray, bidding for his 47th career title but first since 2019, pushed the Russian hard but succumbed 6-4 6-4 in a battle of former world number ones.</p>.<p>Medvedev also triumphed in Rotterdam last week and now has 18 Tour-level titles in his locker.</p>.<p>He started strongly and was immediately into his baseline rhythm to win the majority of the long exchanges, moving into a 4-1 lead with two breaks of serve.</p>.<p>Murray, who saved five match points on Friday against Jiri Lehecka to reach his 71st ATP final, also fell behind in the second set but hit back with a break of serve.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/unvaccinated-djokovic-hopes-to-play-in-us-1193996.html" target="_blank">Unvaccinated Djokovic hopes to play in US</a></strong></p>.<p>The British three-times Grand Slam champion had the momentum at 4-4 40-0 but Medvedev suddenly rediscovered his brick wall-like resilience to reel off five successive points, sealing a crucial service break as Murray over-cooked a volley.</p>.<p>Former US Open champion Medvedev double-faulted on his first match point in the following game but a superb lob completed the job when he had another opportunity soon afterwards against a weary-looking Murray.</p>.<p>"It was a very tough match because it was windy and we struggled for rhythm," world number eight Medvedev said on court. "Today was a big fight. Sometimes we were both playing bad, sometimes we both played well."</p>.<p>For Murray, 35, it was his fourth ATP final since returning to the tour after having hip surgery in 2018 and, while he has lost three of those, he remains a force to be reckoned with.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/daniil-medvedev" target="_blank">Daniil Medvedev</a> maintained his winning roll to beat Andy Murray in the Qatar Open final and claim his second title in successive weeks on Saturday.</p>.<p>Veteran Murray, bidding for his 47th career title but first since 2019, pushed the Russian hard but succumbed 6-4 6-4 in a battle of former world number ones.</p>.<p>Medvedev also triumphed in Rotterdam last week and now has 18 Tour-level titles in his locker.</p>.<p>He started strongly and was immediately into his baseline rhythm to win the majority of the long exchanges, moving into a 4-1 lead with two breaks of serve.</p>.<p>Murray, who saved five match points on Friday against Jiri Lehecka to reach his 71st ATP final, also fell behind in the second set but hit back with a break of serve.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/unvaccinated-djokovic-hopes-to-play-in-us-1193996.html" target="_blank">Unvaccinated Djokovic hopes to play in US</a></strong></p>.<p>The British three-times Grand Slam champion had the momentum at 4-4 40-0 but Medvedev suddenly rediscovered his brick wall-like resilience to reel off five successive points, sealing a crucial service break as Murray over-cooked a volley.</p>.<p>Former US Open champion Medvedev double-faulted on his first match point in the following game but a superb lob completed the job when he had another opportunity soon afterwards against a weary-looking Murray.</p>.<p>"It was a very tough match because it was windy and we struggled for rhythm," world number eight Medvedev said on court. "Today was a big fight. Sometimes we were both playing bad, sometimes we both played well."</p>.<p>For Murray, 35, it was his fourth ATP final since returning to the tour after having hip surgery in 2018 and, while he has lost three of those, he remains a force to be reckoned with.</p>