Medvedev, Rublev, Sofia lead PBG Eagles to World Tennis League title

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Dubai. Punit Balan Group The Eagles, led by US Open champion Daniil Medvedev and 2023 Australian Open quarter-finalist Andrei Rublev, won the World Tennis League title on Sunday night. In the final played at the Etihad Arena in UAE, PBG Eagles defeated Team Kites 29-26 for the coveted trophy and the winning purse.

Punit Balan group was performing brilliantly with a tremendous combination of players. Despite losing their first mixed doubles match, where the Medvedev-Mira Andreeva pair lost 6-7 (5-7) to Paula Badosa-Stefanos Tsitsipas in a tie-breaker, the PBG Eagles won the women’s doubles, men’s doubles and women’s singles. Made a strong comeback to register victory.

In the women’s doubles category, Andreeva and Sofia Kenin overcame a tough challenge from Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka and won 7-5.

“This was the first World Tennis League for me and it starts with straight wins,” Medvedev said. So, I’m happy with it, happy for the team and happy that I managed to get some points. I was happy with our doubles (men), especially because we lost in the first match with Sofia. And then I managed to step up my game. After that the only doubles we lost was the mixed doubles. But that’s OK, it can happen in tennis. ,

Medvedev and Rublev had a fairly easy performance in the men’s doubles against Grigor Dimitrov and Lloyd Harris, winning 6–3 as the world No. 5 was pleased with his contribution and was looking forward to leading the team to a podium finish. Could.

Punit Balan, Chairman and Managing Director, Punit Balan Group, commented, “Having the great tennis players of our time as part of the PBG Eagles was an amazing experience in itself and to come out on top with a win, we couldn’t be more proud of this.” Couldn’t expect. The way we approached the matches and ensured clinical finishes was important and I am very pleased that we finished as champions and gave our fans a strong reason to celebrate as we end 2023. ,

In the PBG Eagles women’s singles event, World No. 33 Kenin made another leap by defeating World No. 2 Sabalenka.

In the men’s singles match, the opposition team needed to register a spectacular win. Although Grigor Dimitrov managed a 6–3 win over Rublev, PBG Eagles had enough of a point cushion to win the title 29–26.

–IANS

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