Daniil Medvedev's unconventional use of Cincinnati Masters trophy as a flower vase wins tournament's approval
Daniil Medvedev revealed that he utilizes his Western and Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters) trophy as a vase for flowers, to the tournament's great approval.
Daniil Medvedev is enjoying an exceptional run of form. Following a third-round defeat at the 2023 Australian Open, the former World No. 1 came back strong to win back-to-back titles in Rotterdam and Doha. He carried his form over to Dubai, where he defeated Andrey Rublev in the final to lift his third consecutive title.
During the post-match press conference, Medvedev was asked which trophies rank highest in his collection. The Russian admitted that his 2021 US Open trophy ranked foremost, just by virtue of being a Grand Slam trophy.
"So tough to say. I would have to say US Open, for sure, just because it's a Grand Slam, not even for the trophy," he said.
He added that while it was difficult to pick a top three, he would pick the Cincinnati Masters trophy next as he and wife use it as a flower vase whenever he buys her some flowers. Daniil Medvedev won the Western and Southern Open in 2019 to lift his first Masters 1000 title, defeating David Goffin in the final.
"It's tough to pick top three, but I'll pick Cincinnati because we use it for flowers, when I buy my wife some flowers, so that's fun," he added.
The former World No. 1 ranked his Dubai Tennis Championships trophy third as it was the most recent addition to his collection before admitting that he loved every single one of his trophies.
"Just because I won it today, let's put this one in the top three. But actually I love all of them," he said.
Not Medvedev saying he actually uses the Cincinnati trophy as a vase 😭😂 https://t.co/4N2rkLL3go
Unsurprisingly, the Western and Southern Open's Twitter handle expressed their approval of how the Russian chose to make use of the trophy.
"We approve of trophy/vase combo," the tournament's social media handle posted.
We approve of trophy/vase combo 😂
🫶 ya, champ!
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Daniil Medvedev wins his 18th ATP title at the Dubai Tennis Championships
Daniil Medvedev lifted his 18th ATP Tour title at the Dubai Tennis Championships without losing a single set en route to the title. He ended Novak Djokovic's 15-0 win streak in the semifinals of the tournament before defeating defending champion Andrey Rublev in the final.
The former World No. 1 also became the first player in the Open Era to win each of his 18 titles in 18 different cities.
Daniil Medvedev: 18 titles in 18 different cities
Sydney
Winston-Salem
Tokyo
Sofia
Cincinnati
St. Petersburg
Shanghai
Paris
London
Marseille
Mallorca
Toronto
New York
Los Cabos
Vienna
Rotterdam
Doha
Dubai https://t.co/riEvqZz4fb
Daniil Medvedev will be back in action at the Indian Wells Masters next, scheduled to commence on March 11.