Daniil Medvedev: Embracing Contradictions and Sporting Ambitions in the 2024 Australian Open

A unique and genuine character. Daniil Medvedev is a man full of contradictions who is doing a great job of understanding his own idiosyncrasies, accepting himself as he is, and exploiting his virtues to enhance his sporting glory. He is running to do so in this 2024 Australian Open and his reflections after reaching the round of 16 deserve to be reviewed.

Feeling that you have a lot of room for improvement and that you have to substantially modify important things internally is an unavoidable step to progress in any aspect of life, but there are few who decide to do it radically when they have already tasted the honeys of triumph. Daniil Medvedev He knows what it is to win a Grand Slam and be number 1 in the world, but he is aware that he can evolve in some aspects that will give him a qualitative leap as a professional tennis player. He spoke about this in an interesting press room after comfortably beating Auger-Aliassime to reach the round of 16 of the Open the Australia 2024.

How he recovered from his great battle against Ruusuvuori

“It was hard to face today’s game because I felt a little fatigued, my legs were slipping when I ran forward. I think I needed more hours of sleep, but it’s great to have resolved it while being at 85% of my capabilities. Now I go into the game with confidence. the second week and I have the necessary time to recover well for the next match,” revealed the Russian, who will seek to get into the quarterfinals, something for which he will have to beat Nuno Borges. Questioned about everything he did after beating the Finn at around 4:00 am, Daniil did not skimp on details.

“I didn’t give up taking a bath in ice water to reduce muscle inflammation and then I had to spend a long time healing the blisters that appeared on my feet. I arrived at the hotel at 5:15 a.m. and couldn’t go to sleep before at 7:00 a.m. to do all the treatments correctly. I woke up at 12 and went to the club to train. The people who saw me were amazed, they couldn’t believe I was there. I played the ball for about 45 minutes and the sensations were not They were bad. I spent the whole day hydrating well and doing physio work. I went to bed around 11:00 p.m. and I woke up at 9:00 a.m., because my alarm went off and it was hard for me. Then I had to take a nap, and even so, I have played without sleep,” declared the Russian.

New stage in your life and ambition to achieve great goals

“I have always been a happy guy, but I feel that now I am happier than ever. In the last month and a half I have felt at peace with myself, I feel where my life should go, I know my goals and how I can achieve them. I I love myself more and I know how to care more about the people who really appreciate me. I know that I may have ups and downs during the season because this sport is complicated, but I consider that I have started a new stage of my life. I am very happy and I look forward to whatever comes my way,” said a Medvedev who may have found inspiration in fatherhood.

Asked how much the final loss to Rafa two years ago on this stage marked him, Daniil was honest. “It was very hard, but I have overcome it 100% and I believe that that match is a real inspiration and an incentive to win a Grand Slam again. I want to give myself the opportunity to return to the top, it is really something I wish for with all my heart.” strength and what I work for every day,” said an excited and proud Daniil Medvedev who may have found a turning point to recover his best tennis and compete for the title in this Open the Australia 2024.

2024-01-20 15:01:32
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