
World No.4 Daniil Medvedev is primed for an Australian Open assault after spearheading Russia to victory in the ATP Cup final against Italy.
Medvedev crushed Matteo Berrettini 6-4 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena to give his country an unassailable 2-0 lead in the teams event.
The 24-year-old's success followed up countryman Andrey Rublev's 6-1 6-2 demolition of Italian Fabio Fognini earlier on Sunday.
The highly ranked Russians were clinical during the entire ATP Cup, with neither player dropping a match.
Russia becomes the second nation to claim the ATP Cup after Serbia, led by Novak Djokovic, won the inaugural tournament last year.
Medvedev has reached the Australian Open fourth round in each of the last two years and is still chasing a maiden grand slam title.