The last Teachers Cup served to verify that Daniil Medvedev He is one of the players with the most options to become a new Grand Slam champion. Not only because of his victory, but also because of how he was able to control his emotions against five top-10s in a row. A week that has allowed him to update a statistic in which he overtakes his closest competitors, such as Dominic Thiem or Alexander Zverev.
This streak, which extends to seven consecutive wins against top-10 tennis players, explains how the Russian, at his best, successfully mixes his technical heterodoxy, his tactical flexibility and his mental strength, a set of virtues that make it very difficult to his rivals have control of the games, always living with the discomfort of not being able to penetrate the Muscovite’s defense.
At 24, Daniil seems more prepared even than at the 2019 US Open, and all his previous tour, to win a major. His accumulation of experiences, including defeat, his style of play and his way of facing important matches have placed him on the launching pad from this very Australian Open.
He’s not scared of his status
How it counts the web of the ATP, Since Daniil climbed to the top-10, he has played up to 19 games against players from the same leg of the ranking, reaping 12 victories, and raising his percentage of wins to 45% in his entire career against these players, only behind of the magnificent four: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Behind him, Dominic Thiem, with a 43.8% win rate against the top-10, with a record of 32 wins by 41 losses.
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