Daniel Medvedev He did not defend the Rotterdam and Doha titles. Foot discomfort and fatigue served as reasons to change his calendar from 2023.
He unveils the crown this week at the ATP 500 hard court tournament in Dubai. He started off on the right foot, 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 rivalry between the Indians Sumit Nagal and the Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
The Muscovite successfully started a new era, which can be described as the 16 tactics. A label related to the new coach he added to his technical team, the Frenchman Gilles Simonwhich saw his pupil lose to Shevchenko, 23 years old and number 47.
The other one Gilles (Cervara)the technical leader since the tennis player entered the circuit, is resting thanks to his new addition.
“Daniel gave me a list of 16 players he didn’t want to play with and I wrote down 16 tactics to deal with these players,” he explained. Gilles Simonformer ATP player, in Le Figaro newspaper.
Among the tennis players Medvedev disliked was Simon himself, who retired with a favorable record of three wins out of four losses.
Medvedev is back on the pulse of the ATP Tour, having not played since losing a two-set lead against the Italian. Jannik Sinner in the final of the Australian Open.
Source: La Verdad
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