Almaty 2026 ATP 250 Recap: Medvedev Beats Basilashvili in the Final

Medvedev takes the title

Daniil Medvedev won Almaty 2026, an ATP 250 tournament on hard courts, beating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final 6-7 6-1 6-3. Medvedev came in seeded 1 and ranked No. 5, while Basilashvili entered as a qualifier ranked No. 128.

Medvedev earns 250 ranking points for the title and Basilashvili 165 as runner-up.

Medvedev's path to the final

Medvedev beat Sho Shimabukuro (No. 109) 6-2 6-1 in the round of 16 and Terence Atmane (No. 98) 6-4 6-4 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals he beat Alexander Bublik (No. 19) 6-3 0-0.

Of the other seeds, Luciano Darderi and Andrey Rublev lost in the round of 16, and Karen Khachanov lost in the quarterfinals. Alexander Bublik and Stefanos Tsitsipas lost in the semifinals, while Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Thiago Agustin Tirante lost in the round of 32.

Basilashvili's run from qualifying

Basilashvili (No. 128) beat Marin Cilic (No. 84) in the round of 32 and Facundo Diaz Acosta (No. 71) in the round of 16. He then beat Adrian Mannarino (No. 79) in the quarterfinals and Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 39) in the semifinals.

Other ranking upsets included Mattia Bellucci (No. 68) over Tomas Martin Etcheverry (No. 29) in the round of 32 and James Duckworth (No. 73) over Luciano Darderi (No. 23) in the round of 16. Mannarino (No. 79) beat Andrey Rublev (No. 22) in the round of 16.

The betting market's view

The betting market's favourite won 18 of the 27 main-draw matches it priced. The market gave Basilashvili a 34% chance against Tsitsipas in the semifinal, which he won.

The market gave Mannarino a 26% chance against Rublev, Mikhail Kukushkin a 24% chance against Stefanos Sakellaridis and Sho Shimabukuro an 18% chance against Roman Safiullin. Facundo Diaz Acosta had a 27% chance against Thiago Agustin Tirante. Each of them won.

Of the 27 main-draw matches completed, 11 went to a deciding third set and 18 sets were decided by a tie-break.

Ranking and Race changes

Medvedev was No. 6 in the ATP Race of 19 October 2026 with 3,420 points, in a qualifying place (5 of 8 among players still available). Jannik Sinner (No. 2 in the ATP Race) is out of the Nitto ATP Finals, so the eight places go to the next players in the Race.

In the live ranking of 26 October 2026, Medvedev is No. 5 with 3,860 points, No. 5 in the official ranking. Bublik is No. 20 with 2,285 points, No. 19 in the official ranking.

Almaty history and points defended

Medvedev was also the 2025 champion, beating Corentin Moutet in that final. He scored 250 ranking points at Almaty 2025 and had them to defend in the 2026 draw, while Moutet scored 165 in 2025 and is not in the 2026 draw.

James Duckworth scored 113 ranking points at Almaty 2025 and had them to defend in the 2026 draw, where he beat Darderi in the round of 16. Alex Michelsen, who scored 100 points in 2025, is not in the 2026 draw.