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Miami Open: Daniil Medvedev misses out on becoming world number one after loss to Hubert Hurkacz

Russia's Daniil Medvedev missed out on a chance to return to the top of the world rankings as he lost to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz at the Miami Open.

Medvedev, 26, needed to reach the semi-finals to overtake Novak Djokovic, but lost 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 to eighth seed Hurkacz in Thursday's quarter-final.

Medevev trailed 5-2 in the first set, fought back to 5-5 but then lost the tie break 9-7.

Hurkacz, 25, then gained breaks in the fifth and ninth games of set two.

The Polish player, who beat Roger Federer in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last summer, will now play either Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, the 14th seed, or Serbia's unseeded Miomir Kecmanovic.