REUTERS

World number one Daniil Medvedev ended his losing run in finals with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Saturday to lift the title in Los Cabos, Mexico, and ramp up preparations for his U.S. Open title defence.

A ban on Russian players at Wimbledon due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced Medvedev to miss the grasscourt major and he arrived in Mexico for the ATP 250 event for his first tournament since June.

Most of Medvedev’s success over the years have come on hardcourts and he did not lose a set this week en route to his first title of the season.

The Russian came into the contest against last year’s champion Norrie, ranked 12th in the world, having lost five straight finals dating back to last year’s Paris Masters in November.