The former number one in the world Yevgeny Kafelnikov talked with GoTennis to analyze the news of the best Russian tennis players on the men’s circuit and compared Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. The Sochi native chose the top 3 and explained his reasons. “I think Rublev He is the most talented tennis player of the Russian players, ”said the winner of 2 Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal throughout his career.
Russian tennis
Russian tennis is going through a great moment, mainly thanks to Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. The first had a great closing of the year where he was crowned champion of the Paris Masters 1000 and from ATP Nitto FinalsWhile the second was the player who won the most titles in 2020 – 5 -, he fully jumped into the top 10 – Medvedev was already there – and won the Most Improved Player of the Year award.
Rublev
«I think Rublev is the most talented tennis player there is among Russian players. Technically it is better equipped than the rest. His two defects are his serve and his physical condition. If he can polish those things, he will be able to fight for important things, “analyzed Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who added that in terms of speed of movement on the track he is one of the best there is and assured that he has a good chance of remaining in the top ten for a long time. if you continue with this good dynamic.
Medvedev
Medvedev is unique in his own way. He knows what his strengths are and what his shortcomings are and the first part of the season was not entirely good. He is a tennis player who needs games to get to his best level. He looks a bit like me in my time as a professional tennis player, “said the former tennis player, referring to the current world number 4, who said that the accumulation of matches at the end of the year helped him.
Kachanov
Among Rublev, Medvedev and Khachanov, the latter is the weakest of the three. It still requires a lot of work. Technically it is not as equipped as the other two. He has some problems with his drive, but that makes up for it with other great blows like the serve, “considered Kafelnikov, who added that he still has a lot of room for improvement to fight for certain things.
