Daniil Medvedev dreamed of irremediably stringing victories during this stretch of the season, but he has come across Sebastian Korda in his best version. The American continues to show clear signs of having tremendous potential and wants to do something big in this ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2023.
Chance is capricious and the course of the season can lead to trap matchups in early rounds. It should not be a dish of good taste for anyone to measure themselves to Sebastian Korda in the third round of a major tournament, much less for Daniil Medvedev. The Russian tennis player arrived at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghái 2023 with the disappointment that losing the final in Beijing meant for him and the physical and mental exhaustion required in said event. In that context, nothing less appealing than facing one of those players who seems predestined to do very important things as soon as his injuries allow him, and who shows an obvious upward trend in recent weeks. As if that were not enough, he already knew what it was like to beat Daniil this year in Melbourne. He did it again, this time for 7-6 (8) 6-2.
He has absolutely everything to succeed. It may sound advantageous to talk about Korda like this after this game, or incomprehensible to many considering that he has not done anything important this year. The second is explained by a complicated injury that kept him out for months and from which it has taken him a long time to fully recover and acquire the competitive rhythm and confidence necessary to play at this level. As for the first, we must refer to the lack of technical defects that can be seen in his tennis and a devotion to tennis that makes him train hard and refine all the tactical aspects that can lift him to glory. In terms of mentality, he is a calm boy, with resources to find ways to win points when nerves get tight.
Korda had no doubts to close the match and was more stable in the first set tiebreak
He was responsible for demonstrating it in his duel against Medvedev, with a primer set exciting in which both tennis players fought an equal battle resolved by small details. Both commanded their serve in a surprisingly firm manner, avoiding any hint of a break and thus laying the foundations for a tiebreak not for the faint of heart. Small details tipped the balance on the side of the American, who found the tactical order and peace of mind necessary to dismast a Medvedev who was very frustrated with the slowness of the balls and the court, and who insisted on blaming Cervara and engaging in pessimistic dialogues with himself.
The Russian’s collapse was total in the second race, where all the wear and tear accumulated throughout the season seemed to hang over him. Korda got into the track even further, looked for winning remains and found a way to build himself into an impregnable wall for a Daniil Medvedev It makes you feel like you need to rest. The way in which he closed the game, going up to the net repeatedly, without wrinkled one bit and showing tremendous determination and success, shows the great state of confidence that the American has. Sebastian Korda is prepared for high levels of success and wants to start achieving them in this ATP Masters 1000 Shanghái 2023. They will now face Fucsovics and Cerúndolo.
2023-10-08 07:48:03
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