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    Home / News / Sports News / Tim van Rijthoven beats Daniil Medvedev to win Libema Open
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    Tim van Rijthoven beats Daniil Medvedev to win Libema Open
    Tim van Rijthoven defeated Medvedev 6-4, 6-1 (Source: Twitter/@atptour)

    Tim van Rijthoven beats Daniil Medvedev to win Libema Open

    By Parth Dhall
    Jun 12, 2022
    07:20 pm

    What's the story

    Dutch wild card Tim van Rijthoven beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win Libema Open in s-Hertogenbosch.

    The former claimed his maiden ATP title, beating Medvedev 6-4, 6-1.

    Earlier, Rijthoven stunned Felix Auger-Aliassime to qualify for his maiden ATP final.

    The world number two was in pursuit of his second title on grass courts.

    Here are the key stats.

    Stats

    Here are the stats of the match

    Rijthoven won a total of 60 points in the match.

    His rival Medvedev smashed as many as six aces.

    The former won 27 receiving points and four out of 10 break points.

    Rijthoven won 84% points on the first serve and 70% points on the second serve.

    He claimed a total of eight points in a row.

    Medvedev recorded three double-faults.

    Information

    ATP Rankings: Medvedev set to overtake Djokovic

    Regardless of the result, Medvedev would overtake world number one Novak Djokovic in the ATP Rankings on Monday (once points from the French Open are out). In February this year, the Russian had surpassed Djokovic (361 weeks) before the latter reclaimed the spot.

    Twitter Post

    Medvedev heaps praise on Tim van Rijthoven

    "First time in an ATP final and you destroy the number 2 in the world" 🤣

    Medvedev congratulates @timvanrijthoven on his unbelievable week!@LibemaOpen pic.twitter.com/h1as9t3Lob

    — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 12, 2022

    Feat

    A memorable tournament for Rijthoven

    Rijthoven won his first ATP title on his second appearance in a tour-level main draw.

    Earlier this year, the Dutch had a third-round exit in the qualifying stage of the French Open.

    In February, he reached the final of Forli 4, an ATP Challenger tournament.

    Rijthoven lost to Jack Draper in the summit clash.

    Interestingly, Rijthoven does not even own a Challenger title.

    Run

    Rijthoven's incredible run!

    Rijthoven claimed his first-ever ATP victory after beating Australia's Matthew Ebden in Round of 32.

    The former then came from behind against Taylor Fritz, having won 6-7(9), 7-5, 6-4.

    Rijthoven downed Hugo Gaston in the quarter-final.

    The Dutch then overcame Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semi-finals to qualify for his maiden championship match.

    Rijthoven scripted history after defeating world number two Medvedev in the final.

    Numbers

    A look at the notable numbers

    As per ATP, Rijthoven has become the first Dutchman to win the Libema Open, an ATP 250 event, since Sjeng Schalken in 2003.

    The Dutch wild card, currently ranked 205th, is now the lowest-ranked tour-level titlist of the ongoing season.

    Rijthoven is set to move up 99 places to a career-high number 106 in ATP Rankings on Monday.

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