Despite losing the match in the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev expressed his enjoyment of his developing rivalry with world no. 1 Jannik Sinner.
The Russian player has now faced off against his 23-year-old rival four times this year; he has prevailed in Wimbledon’s final eight but lost in the Australian Open final and the Miami Masters semifinals.
Medvedev expressed his remarks about facing Sinner and said: “It’s tough. I mean, he’s one of the best players in the world, by ranking as the best one, and he deserves it. He’s a tough player to play against. He feels the game well. He chooses the right shot at the right moment many times, and that’s where I actually like to play players like this because that’s where it gets very, you know, tight in a way where every point matters and then the breakpoint you’re trying to think what does he do on this breakpoint and how you can counter it. I feel like, yeah, all the matches were interesting in their own way, the crowd likes it, I think. Yeah, will be happy to play more against him in Grand Slams.”
Despite the Italian Sinner’s six-match winning streak, Medvedev still has a 7-6 head-to-head advantage.
According to Medvedev, he had a pretty successful year at the Grand Slams with an Australian Open final, a trip to the French Open’s fourth round, a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon, and a final-eight finish at Flushing Meadows.
Medvedev talked about his growing rivalry with Sinner and said: “Lately tough one for me, but at the same time, honestly today, comparing to some matches I played with him last year when he started to beat me, I felt like I was doing the right things. I didn’t manage to execute them well. So I feel like the match itself, like, he was doing the right thing and I was doing the right thing. So I feel like we both come out of this match thinking, okay, now I feel what he does. Well, the only thing is that I lost and he won. So he will be feeling better. I like it. You know, to have big rivalries like this always pushes me to be better, and sometimes I lose; sometimes | win. I will try to improve next time, and that’s the only thing I can do.”
Daniil Medvedev in 2024
Currently ranked no.5, Medvedev played his last match on the 4th of September when he surrendered to world no.1 Jannik Sinner 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-4 in the quarter of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Medvedev owns an overall 39-14 record. Daniil Medvedev’s best result of the current year was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.
Daniil Medvedev will fight against the world no.244 Diego Schwartzman in the Round Robin on Sunday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual head to head record is 6-0
for Medvedev.
Medvedev reached the final at the Australian Open and in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
The Russian won 21 titles in his career: 11 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts.
