Daniil Medvedev returned to the circuit this Wednesday with a solid victory against Arthur Fils in the first round of the ATP 500 in Vienna. After achieving his victory in just over an hour, the Russian focused on promoting his rival, whom he imagines reaching the top 10 sooner rather than later.
We did not see Daniil Medvedev since his early defeat in Shanghai against Sebastian Korda, a painful fall that caused a mini-vacation in the Russian’s calendar. But the circuit does not give up and the European indoor tour called up the Russian to defend his throne in the ATP 500 in Vienna, where today he took the first step. In one hour and fifteen minutes she pushed aside Arthur Son of his path, a rival who, despite not posing too many problems for him today, left the Muscovite with a pleasant feeling. This was what he said after advancing to the round of 16 of the Austrian team.
Start of your indoor tour
“It’s not always easy to go back to playing tournaments after taking some time off, but the truth is that I needed that extra time after Shanghai to train. I had my daughter’s birthday and a couple of flights pending, so I didn’t have the best possible preparation either, so there is always a bit of nerves before the first meeting. For his part, Arthur had just played in a final last week, he arrived with a lot of confidence, I know that he is looking forward to obtaining this type of victory and it will come to him with time, he is very young. Fortunately, today I handled the situation well to serve and play well, all the things I tried during the game worked, so I am very happy.”
Nice words towards Fils
“Right now, maybe I see him as a much better player on clay courts, but look at what he did last week, an indoor hard court final. Typically, indoor hard courts are much faster than those played outdoors, the conditions make everything go a little faster, so Arthur will end up being a dangerous player on each of the surfaces. He is super young, he has made a tremendous leap in the ranking, young people like him end up reaching the top 10, sooner or later. His progression suggests that he will be up there for the next ten years, as long as nothing strange happens, you never know. He has great potential, so let’s hope he can develop it.”
Defend the title in Vienna
“Sometimes it can be a problem because of those memories that are recorded in you from the previous year. Now we are in a new season and I am obliged to play well again, the fact that you win once does not have to mean that you will also do it the next, I don’t know. Maybe I should have changed something when preparing for this tournament, for example at the US Open I didn’t need to, I love that place and I knew I was going to do very well. What will happen in Vienna? At the moment I am comfortable, the first training sessions went as I expected, my coach was surprised by how well the ball felt, something that was confirmed in today’s match. We hope to continue with this same dynamic the rest of the week.”
2023-10-25 18:25:10
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