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Daniil Medvedev storms to 300th hard-court win of career with victory over Zizou Bergs in Doha

The 2021 US Open champion is the second man born in 1990 or later to reach that milestone, after Grigor Dimitrov.

By John Berkok
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A day after a grueling 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 first-round win over Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev had a quicker day at the office in Doha on Wednesday, storming past Zizou Bergs in straight sets in the second round of the newly-upgraded ATP 500 event, 6-2, 6-1.

And with that victory over the Belgian, Medvedev hit a major milestone—it was the 300th hard-court win of his career.

The 2021 US Open champion and former No. 1 is the first man born in 1996 or later—or even 1992 or later—to hit that number.

MOST HARD-COURT WINS, MEN BORN IN 1990 OR LATER (tour-level):

  • 312: Grigor Dimitrov [born in 1991]
  • 300: Daniil Medvedev [born in 1996]
  • 281: Alexander Zverev [born in 1997]
  • 264: Milos Raonic [born in 1990]
  • 244: Andrey Rublev [born in 1997]
  • 223: David Goffin [born in 1990]
  • 210: Stefanos Tsitsipas [born in 1998]
  • 208: Taylor Fritz [born in 1997]
  • 201: Alex de Minaur [born in 1999]

No other men born in 1990 or later have hit 200 yet.

Kei Nishikori would be on the above list had he been born just a few days later—the former world No. 4, who was born on December 29th, 1989, currently has 300 career hard-court wins, too.

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 1: Daniil Medvedev. during the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Day 1 at the Rotterdam Ahoy on February 1, 2025 in Rotterdam Netherlands (Photo by Pim Waslander/Soccrates/Getty Images)
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Medvedev was in control from start to finish against Bergs on Wednesday, breaking the Belgian five times and never facing a single break point himself—he was never even pushed to deuce in any of his seven service games en route to a 56-minute victory.

He finished the match with 11 winners to just six unforced errors.

"I wanted to bring the level I had at the end of the match with Karen [Khachanov], which was really great today," he said.

"I'm happy with myself and moving forward."

Medvedev is now 6-0 in his career in Doha, having captured the title in 2023 in his only previous appearance at the hard-court event, when he defeated a fellow former No. 1, Andy Murray, in the final.

Awaiting him in the last eight will be Felix Auger-Aliassime, who advanced to the quarterfinals via walkover after his second-round opponent, Hamad Medjedovic, withdrew from the tournament due to an injury he suffered late in his first-round win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Medvedev is 7-1 in his career against Auger-Aliassime, though the lone loss came in their most recent meeting, a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory for the Canadian at the Paris Olympics last year, on clay.

Medvedev is a perfect 7-0 against him on hard courts.