The recent US Open champion, Daniil Medvedev, after his particular fiasco in Indian Wells, he returns to the competition to play the last Masters 1000 of the season, that of Paris-Bercy, where, in addition, he defends title. The Russian seeks to hit the last sprint before the end and thus finish the year in the best possible way, having already the number 1 quite complicated at this point.
Daniil addressed the press this Sunday from Paris, on the occasion of Media Day.
He recently said he wanted to go to Australia, but did not say if he was vaccinated
I want to play. According to the rules, before, it was said that if you were not vaccinated, you had to go through a quarantine of 14 days. Now, it seems that this is no longer the case, so access seems easier. We’ll see who ends up going to Australia. You can also say that you are injured, not to go, which is true sometimes. I want to go to Australia and that’s all I have to say.
I want to make it clear that I want to keep my medical affairs a secret, whether it is the vaccine issue, such as a leg or head injury, wherever. Tennis is a brutal one-on-one sport, and any information you give your opponent can go against you. If I play in Australia, everyone will know if I am vaccinated or not. That is why I said, I want to go, but I will not say that you will see me, you will see that in January.
Why does he think he is so good at indoor courts
The most important thing at the end of the season is the mental and the physical. You need to be strong, with all the tournaments that you already have at your back. I, I think I do a very good job in these two areas. Also, in this type of court, the serve and the rest is the most important. Outdoors, there are usually more rallies from the bottom, indoors, the serve can be very decisive. Here in Paris the track is very fast, I don’t know Turin, but in London it was too.
Very tough schedule, with Davis finishing in December
We are the only sport that plays 11 months out of the year. On December 5 I can be playing for my country, in the Davis Cup final, and on December 26 or 27 I should already be in Australia, to prepare for the ATP Cup. This is super demanding on your body and your head. After Davis I will take a week off, then do two weeks of preseason to prepare for the Australian Open. It is not the best of preparations. I could spend hours talking about this, but it would be great to have a somewhat shorter season.
If you keep targeting Number 1
I still have three tournaments ahead of me. I want to win them all. I know I can do it. Last year, I was able to win Paris and the ATP Finals. It was wonderful, but nothing simple. There are players who come very strong, like Zverev, or Novak, who is always tough.
How was the training you had with Djokovic, this week
It was very serious. Since I made the Top 10, I had never trained with him. It was incredible. We played for two hours and it was great. Then we chatted for 15-20 minutes. I love talking to him. I can tell that Nole is a friend of mine. It is very nice that number 1 and number 2 can train together.
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