Agut subdues Medvedev to begin 2017 with Chennai Open title

Roberto Bautista Agut captured his fifth ATP singles title to deny Danill Medvedev his maiden trophy at this level as the World number 14 subdued the young Russian 6-3 6–4 in the final of the Chennai Open here on Sunday. Agut remained solid from the baseline while Medvedev paid the price for little mistakes against a superior opponent, who kept the strokes and emotions under control. Medvedev's serve was always under pressure and in contrast the Spaniard served out his games comfortably, losing only eight points in the one hour 11 minutes match. The Russian managed to engage Agut in long rallies, specially in the second set, but the Spaniard mostly found the way to finish the points. Nevertheless, the 20-year-old Medvedev, playing in his maiden ATP final, made a good impression with his all-round game and will jump a good number of places from his current 99th rank. It was the second time that Agut was playing a final at the Chennai Open, having ended runner-up to Janko Tipsarevic in 2013 at the Nungambakkam stadium.