Daniil Medvedev became the fifth singles player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals by reaching the semifinals in Vienna on Friday.
World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev, who has surged again as a force to be reckoned with this year, will make his seventh appearance at the prestigious Nitto ATP Finals.
The player coached by Andrey Golubev earned his spot in the exclusive eight-man field by reaching the semifinals at the Erste Bank Open on Friday.
On Sunday, the 30-year-old defended his title at the Almaty Open to claim his fourth title on Tour this season, his No. 25 overall.
Previously, the former world No. 1 achieved his third Masters 1000 semifinal of the season in Shanghai, losing to rising star Rafael Jodar.
Medvedev: The Resurgence
Following a 2025 season to forget, exiting the Top 10, failing to move past the second round at Grand Slam level, ultimately missing the Finals, the five-time major finalist found his way back to winning ways.
Medvedev set off 2026 on a high note, lifting the trophy in Brisbane early in January.
After mixed results, he surged to championship glory in Dubai after Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor withdrew from the final match due to injury.
Building momentum in Indian Wells, he moved past big names such as defending champion Jack Draper and seven-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz without dropping a set en route to the final.
In his 16th meeting with Jannik Sinner, the Italian took the better of the Moscow native, sealing a straight-set tiebreak win to lift his maiden trophy at the Masters 1000 in California.
By mid-May, they met again with the world No. 1 ending Medvedev campaign in the Rome semifinals before dismissing Casper Ruud to taste glory on home soil.
With the triumph, the Wimbledon champion accomplished a new career milestone, becoming the second man to complete the Career Golden Masters after Novak Djokovic.
At the US Open, Medvedev, a former champion, found his groove, delivering high-level performances without dropping a set through the last 16—falling to semifinalist Frances Tiafoe.
With the wind in his sails, he launched his Asian swing, lifting the Hangzhou Open trophy over good friend and countryman Andrey Rublev.
He continued his run of form in Beijing, but got defaulted for hitting a spectator in the face with a ball during his semifinal against Djokovic.
Despite the unfortunate incident, he carried momentum, capturing positive results in Shanghai and Almaty before heading to Vienna, where he is seeking to win a title twice for the third time in his career.
At the Nitto ATP Finals, he recorded his best results in 2020, when he clinched the title, and in 2021 he finished runner-up.
Upcoming world No. 1 Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, and Sinner have already notched their spot in the Finals; the latter, however, will miss the venue due to an ongoing knee injury.
The season finale event is held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from November 15 to 22.