The current number three in world tennis, the Russian Daniel Medvedevnow stated in Beijing that the China Open that starts this Thursday is “like Masters 1,000 or Grand Slam,” in reference to the list of participants in the contest.
“It’s tough. It’s like a Masters 1,000 or a Grand Slam. In some ways, it’s stronger than a Grand Slam, where you don’t have the first rounds, where you can get into the tournament, which sometimes can happen in a Grand Slam.”he declared in the press conference before the tournament.
The poster of the participants includes all members of the top 10 of the ranking ATPexcept for number one, the Serbian Novak Djokovicand the eighth, the American Taylor Fritz.
Furthermore, the Russian said that he and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz Garfiaseeded in the tournament and number two in the ATP ranking, will be “I’m happy to see each other’s face”, because that means “we’ve both made it to the final,” he said.
However, despite ending the Grand Slam season at the United States Open, where he was a finalist, he remains motivated to “try to win.”
“Sometimes the end of the season can be difficult because all the Grand Slams are over, so you have to find that motivation. At the same time, we are all competitive, so, for me, the motivation is to try to win.”stress the Russian tennis player.
For the first time Medvedev will participate in the Diamond Arena in Beijing, which he stressed has a “fairly fast” court, something he appreciates, although he stressed “again” that the balls are a problem for his “shoulders and elbows.”
The China Open held in the capital, an ATP 500 competition, will play its men’s tournament from September 26 to October 8, after a four-year break since its last edition in 2019 due to the Asian giant’s anti-pandemic measures .
Source: La Verdad
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