Daniil Medvedev He did not defend the Rotterdam and Doha titles. Some discomfort in a foot and fatigue served as an excuse to drastically change his calendar compared to 2023.
He does expose the crown this week at the ATP 500 hard court tournament in Dubai. He got off to a good start, defeating his former compatriot and now Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko by 6-3 and 7-5 in 1h.28′.
Medvedev, 28 years old and world No. 4, will meet in the round of 16 the winner of the duel between the Indian Sumit Nagal and the Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
The Muscovite successfully began a new era, which could well be described as the 16 tactics. A label that has to do with the new coach that has been added to his technical team, the Frenchman Gilles Simonwho saw his pupil defeat Shevchenko, 23 years old and number 47.
The other Gilles (Cervara)the technical head since the tennis player entered the circuit, takes a break thanks to his new complement.
“Daniil gave me a list of 16 players he didn’t like to play with and I wrote down 16 tactics to deal with these players,” he explained. Gilles Simonformer ATP player, to the newspaper Le Figaro.
Among the tennis players who Medvedev did not like was also Simon himself, who retired with a favorable record of three wins in four losses.
“I thought about him for different reasons. He knows tennis well, he was able to beat me and not make me feel good on the court,” Medvedev said.
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2024-02-27 17:58:24
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