Daniil Medvedev (3rd in the ATP) debuted with a victory in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters 1000 after defeating the Chilean Cristian Garin (98th) 6-3 and 6-3. In the next round, the Russian will face the American Sebastian Korda.
In any case, beyond his auspicious start in the Asian competition, the former number 1 was dissatisfied with the conditions of the tournament. “It was not an easy game. I felt that the court or the balls were too slow”he expressed in the press conference after his passage to the third round.
Medvedev criticized the slow conditions in Shanghai after his win against Garin. EFE
In this regard, he continued: “It is very difficult to determine which of the two. It was 6-3 and 6-3 in one hour and 31 minutes of play, it was very long. The points were very extensive from the beginning, it was very difficult to get a winner“.
“It was paste, paste and paste and wait for one of the two to fail or for one of the two’s legs to start to get tired,” Medvedev commented. In any case, he stated that despite these conditions he can play well in Shanghai.
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It is not the first time that the Russian has shown his disagreement with the surface of a tournament. Without going further, in Indian Wells This year, he was very critical of how slow the American Masters 1000 courts were. “They are the slowest in the world. It looks like brick dust,” he had stated at the time.
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For now, Medvedev is the defending champion of the event held in Shanghai. It should be noted that he won the title several years ago, in 2019, after beating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-1.
The following years, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the event was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.. In any case, the Muscovite stated that he does not feel pressure for having to defend the title.
“Four years have passed, the sensations are different. Of course, I have some nerves because it is not easy to change tournaments. Different balls, some changes in surface conditions, It’s never easy two days after a final“. The reference was because days ago he played the final in Beijing in what was a double defeat against the Italian Jannik Sinner 7-6 (2).
In Shanghai his next rival will be the American Sebastian Korda. “It’s going to be a very tough and interesting game for me.. “I’m in good shape now so I’m going to do my best to try to win,” she noted.
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2023-10-07 11:14:00
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