“Daniil, thank you for letting me win at least one game!” he joked. Jannik Sinner in Daniel Medvedev at the trophy presentation after winning the ATP hard court final in Beijing, China) his first victory over the Russian after six first losses, 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (2).
“We’ve had some very tough battles, especially this year. Thank you for making me a much better player. I’ve been training hard to beat you, my team is working hard. It’s special to share this moment with you,” added the Italian.
“I have to change some things,” Sinner said, considering the balance of past confrontations between the two.
“I lost against him, I think six times in a row. At some point you have to change some things. Today I managed to do it,” said the Italian tennis player in the press conference after the duel.
The sinner admitted that, just like in the semi-finals the day before against Espanyol Carlos Alcarazwas able to better manage the critical moments of the crash.
“The important moments in every game, it doesn’t really matter who you play against, are very crucial. Now, somehow I also got them in my favor,” highlighted the transalpine, who confirmed that after the next Shanghai Masters 1,000 hoping to compete in Vienna and Paris.
Medvedev said “it all came down to tiebreaks,” where the Italian was “better.”
“In the first and second set, I should have been better. Unfortunately, that’s how tennis is,” Medvedev said after the match.
The Russian tennis player said he and the other contenders for the Shanghai Masters, which is at the end of the season, are “a little tired.”
“I know for myself that when I’m in this type, playing finals and playing well, it’s better not to lose them,” added the Muscovite.
Medvedev admitted that one of his challenges is to win “every tournament on a hard court”, which is why he sees himself returning to the capital of the Asian giant in the future.
Source: La Verdad
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