He defeated Shang Juncheng 6-1, 6-3
\n DUBAI
\nDaniil Medvedev beat Shang Juncheng on Tuesday to reach the last 16 of the Dubai Open but implored tour organisers to limit ranking points to only the most prestigious events to reduce player workload.
\nA week after beating the Chinese world number 262 in Doha, Medvedev again faced Shang and won 6-1, 6-3 in his opening match in the 500-level event in the UAE.
\nAfter the victory, Medvedev said he would like to see more mandatory events in the calendar, but for ranking points only to be attributed to Masters-level events and Grand Slams in order to convince players to enter less tournaments.
\n\u201cI would think the players would agree, from what I\u2019m hearing, to making… even more mandatory tournaments,\u201d the 11th-ranked Russian told reporters.
\n\u201cI would say make four Grand Slams, I don\u2019t know, 11 Masters, and that\u2019s it. The other tournaments (500- and 250-level events), maybe make them without points or something.\u201d
\nThe 2021 US Open winner said that the chase for points to climb the rankings and reach the ATP Finals \u2014 reserved for the top eight in the world \u2014 causes players to increase their workload, sometimes to the detriment of their bodies.
\n\u201cWhat happens is last year, Holger (Rune) got injured in Stockholm (250 event), everybody was like, \u2018Yeah, but you don\u2019t have to play it\u2019.
\n\u201cLast year, I played in seven tournaments in a row. Did I have to? No. I played bad in the beginning of the year, maybe I can get 100 points here, 200 points here, be higher seeded next year.
\n\u201cIf there would be no points there, at least it is an easier decision. But it\u2019s not going to happen.\u201d
\nMedvedev will next meet a fellow former Grand Slam champion when he faces 40-year-old Stanislas Wawrinka in the round of 16.
\nElsewhere in Dubai, second seed Alexander Bublik beat lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-4.
\nFormer world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas was eliminated in straight sets by Ugo Humbert, while Jiri Lehecka won 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 against Luca Nardi.
\nRising star Jakub Mensik downed Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 7-6 (9\/7) to progress to the round of 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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