Elena Rybakina and Daniil Medvedev are one match away from defending a title for the first time in their respective careers.

posted by u/Vasu281 · 2026-10-24 14:42 UTC

## Top comments

1. u/pizzainmyshoe · 2026-10-24 14:50 UTC

People are aware that defending a title means winning it twice in a row and not just twice whenever in their career.

2. u/Bajra_150 · 2026-10-24 14:52 UTC

Half the crowd in comments do not understand the meaning of defending.

Roger Federer defended USO from 2005-08.

Novak Djokovic won USO more than once but he never defended the title.

3. u/CentreCourtWarrior · 2026-10-24 15:11 UTC

You had such a great opportunity to post Daniil in his Almaty drip

4. u/Dangerous_Air_7031 · 2026-10-24 15:01 UTC

They're both so pretty 😍

5. u/gabrielleite32 · 2026-10-24 15:20 UTC

Lmao, Rybakina is, medvedev not really

6. u/Tucker_The_Retriever · 2026-10-24 15:40 UTC

Meddy is perfect

7. u/mrnotoriousman · 2026-10-24 16:29 UTC

He looks 15 years older than he is but hey some people are into that lol

8. u/Behamot · 2026-10-24 16:35 UTC

No way. Maybe 4-5 years older, but he doesn't look 45 at all.

9. u/Hot-Dependent9019 · 2026-10-24 15:16 UTC

Ryba can do it!!

10. u/Square_Mulberry_3143 · 2026-10-24 14:59 UTC

That’s wild. 🤣

Well, I hope they’ll be able to clinch their respective titles.

11. u/unknown · 2026-10-24 14:46 UTC

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12. u/Vasu281 · 2026-10-24 14:52 UTC

He won that title at 2023 Defending means winning back to back

13. u/thiederer · 2026-10-24 14:55 UTC

That’s not defending. Defending is winning it twice in a row.

Dubai was the first time he won the same tournament twice. 2023 & 2026. If he won 2025 and 2026 that’s defending

14. u/Funinternational1591 · 2026-10-24 14:47 UTC

That's a crazy stat

15. u/Dependent-Stage4795 · 2026-10-24 15:24 UTC

They both winning easily

16. u/turkish_baguette · 2026-10-24 16:15 UTC

Rybakina usually tussles against Fernandez so, it’s not said and done

17. u/Dependent-Stage4795 · 2026-10-24 16:24 UTC

This is WTA no.1 Ryba. She is different

18. u/SCM92 · 2026-10-24 15:53 UTC

Don't write Nikoloz off..he was playing lights out with Tsits

19. u/Dependent-Stage4795 · 2026-10-24 15:58 UTC

There is a difference between med and tsits. Nico gonna lose by 0-2

20. u/SCM92 · 2026-10-24 16:08 UTC

Thst is one possible outcome, yes. But if he plays like today, he is taking a set.