Daniil Medvedev cruises in Dubai for third straight title

Red-hot Russian Daniil Medvedev smashed countryman Andrey Rublev and collected his third straight title with a 6-2, 6-2 win in Saturday's final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

The third-seeded Medvedev extended his winning streak to 14 matches with the 68-minute victory against Rublev, the No. 2 seed.

Medvedev struck nine aces, won 83 percent of his first-service points and never faced a break point. He fin