the russian Daniel Medvedev He faced the US Open 2022 with the determination of the current champion and world number one. Although he needs to repeat the victory in New York to maintain hegemony in the final Grand Slam of the season and in the ATP ranking. They also desire this double Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud.
Medvedev solved the premiere in just over two hours, which is always a real difficulty in a debut. Until the competition opens, the player does not know exactly what his level is.
The Muscovites did what was necessary to subdue the Macedonian American roots Stefan Kozlov (24 years old and 111 in the world) by 6-2, 6-4 and 6-0. Nothing spectacular but, and this is the most important thing in opening rounds, improving every minute on the track and saving problems.
A proper job at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the headquarters of the Billie Jean King Tennis National Center. On Wednesday, second round against a Frenchman, Arthur Rinderknechtwho defeated his compatriot Quentin Halys 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 and 6-2.
Medvedev needs calm matches, albeit with the rhythm of a rally, to regain the strength of previous years. He started the tour winning the Los Cabos ATPbut could not join the Australian Nick Kyrgios in Montreal and also surrendered to the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in Cincinnati. His machine has not been fully oiled since he decided to skip the ground tour before Roland Garros to undergo hernia surgery. In addition, he could not compete at Wimbledon, which vetoed the Russians and Belarusians because of the invasion of Ukraine.
Against a rival from the lower categories, measured for the first time among professionals, Medvedev quickly liquidated. Finalist in 2019, semifinalist in 2020 and the best in 2021. He is in one of his favorite events, and there are many games. Waiting for a harder test, the perfect start. Dosing forces in “complicated conditions, with a lot of humidity. I’ve sweated a lot,” insisted Daniil.
And he remembered the greater difficulty of the rival in the tournaments in the quarry: “In junior no one could compete with him. I was two years older, an age that was noticeable at that point, but he bowled me the same way. I took my revenge ,” he ironically a Medvedev who had a higher evolution than Kozlov.
Source: La Verdad
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