Daniil Medvedev is considered by many to be the future world number 1 once Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic hang up the racket. On the other hand, the young Russian occupies third place in the world ranking after having pushed to second place on the eve of Monte-Carlo.
Shortly before his debut in the Principality, the Moscow tennis player tested positive for Coronavirus, therefore unable to take the field and forced into isolation. Thanks to the triumph obtained by Nadal in Barcelona the following week, the Spanish phenomenon thus operated against the overtaking by coming back behind Djokovic.
In early 2021, Daniil made his second career final in a Grand Slam tournament, highlighting an outstanding performance at the Australian Open. Some bookies even gave him as a favorite against Nole in the final act, but the challenge quickly turned into a solo by the 33-year-old from Belgrade.
In an interview with “AS” in Madrid, Medvedev analyzed in detail his direct clashes with the Big 3.
“All three are tough,” Daniil Medvedev said. “But when I played against Roger Federer I was a worse player than now, which doesn’t mean anything, because if I beat him now, it wouldn’t be the same as 25 years old.
He remains an incredible player and an idol to everyone. “The Russian then refined his response by separating the Big 3 according to their preferred surfaces and events.” It’s actually easy to answer, ”Medvedev continued.
“Rafa at Roland Garros, Djokovic in Australia and Roger at Wimbledon.” Daniil Medvedev has also taken the time to talk about the other promising players on tour at the moment. “Felix (Auger-Aliassime), Jannik (Sinner), Denis (Shapovalov) have great potential,” Medvedev said.
“For the rest, it’s hard to say, because I don’t have enough arguments to do it and if I do they will say that I said such and such a thing.” The Russian spoke to members of the media ahead of his return to clay and revealed that his struggles on clay are largely due to his playing style not being suitable for the surface.
“I don’t think that will change, to be honest. I’m just on clay, ”said Daniil Medvedev. “I think about my strokes, my movements and my physical appearance taking into account the clay. I always thought to myself, it’s always step by step, ”Medvedev said.
“The goal of the three tournaments, Rome, Roland Garros and Madrid, is to win at least one match in each of them.”
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