Medvedev also puts fear into clay

The Italian Jannik Sinner he joked in Miami after losing the Masters 1000 ATP final in that American city. “Let’s see if you maintain this streak on clay now,” launched the transalpine causing the Russian to laugh Daniel Medvedevfond of hard surfaces but not often critical of clay, having in 2023 set foot in only two tournaments, Geneva and Roland Garros, after undergoing hernia surgery.

The ‘ogre’ of the hard court also wants to be a top player on clay. When it was applied, it left some other interesting results, like a Godó final or a Monte Carlo ‘semis’.

So far, he has faced the challenge posed by Sinner with dedication, with the same interest as other members of the tennis planet. How far can Daniil Medvedev go on the European ground tour?

He is the tennis player with the most matches won this season, 29, and number one in the Race, adding the most ranking points to the champion of Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai and Miami, as well as a finalist in Indian Wells. A streak of 24 wins in 25 games.

They are already 25 out of 26 because he debuted in the Masters 1000 ATP in Monte Carlo, his place of residence, a huge artist in the field, the Italian. Lorenzo Sonego27 years old and nº 45, by 6-3 and 6-2 in 1h.28′.

Convince Medvedev, 27 years old and number 5, before facing, this Thursday, an interesting round of 16 duel with the German Alexander Zverev, executioner of Roberto Bautista by 6-4 and 6-4.

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The German pupil of Sergi Bruguera He is recapturing the superb level he showed before retiring from Roland Garros on crutches after a fatal slip in the semifinal against Rafael Nadal.

Medvedev and Zverev They met again a few weeks after the Russian won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) and 7-5 in the round of 16 in Indian Wells. The record is 7-6 in favor of Daniil, although his fourteenth official ATP match will be his first on clay.

With the unpredictable Medvedev, anything is possible. His personal battle with clay promises. His remarks invite madness: “Every pot is a bad pot, and even if it’s a good pot you expect a bad one,” the Russian said of clay’s antics.