Daniil Medvedev: A Tennis Powerhouse and Underrated Champion

Medvedev, an attraction for the world of tennis. Getty Images.

Daniil Medvedev (3rd in the world) has just lost in the definition of the 2024 Australian Open with Jannik Sinner (4th) in five sets, in what was his third lost definition in Melbourne. In addition to this, he has a degree in Grand Slam (US Open 2021) and five runners-up. These numbers, added to the fact that knew how to be the leader of the world rankingmake him one of the tennis players who dominated the circuit in recent years.

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After the recent defeat at the Rod Laver Arena, due to how the match went (he was two sets up), the Muscovite received a lot of criticism. This result, too, brought memories of what was the final against Rafael Nadal, on the same stage, but in 2022, where he had also won the first two rounds. Howeverreceived support from Andy Roddick, Former American tennis player, who became 1st and tournament champion major.

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The American spoke about the Russian in the podcast Served, where he was consulted about Daniil. There, he did not hesitate: “Medvedev is the most underrated tennis player in historyI don’t care what people say. He is much better than me, has more than 20 titles, won many Masters 1000, some ATP Finals and has been No. 1 in the world. By the way, he also beat Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam final.”

On the other hand, he gave him credit for having arrived at so many definitions: “This was his sixth final in majorsa fact that I don’t think we are giving enough credit to. He has tennis and a charisma that makes you want to see him every time he plays. I also lost four finals and won one. “Sometimes it’s as simple as you meet someone better that day.”

2024-02-01 21:46:00
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