Daniil Medvedev halted Novak Djokovic’s bid to become the third man to complete the Grand Slam, outplaying him in the US Open final. Now he stands as the man to beat at Melbourne Park over the next fortnight. AusOpen
Medvedev halted Djokovic’s bid to become the third man to complete the Grand Slam in stunning fashion when completely outplaying the 20-time major winner in the US Open final last September. Now the 25-year-old stands as the man to beat at Melbourne Park over the next fortnight.
Shortly after winning his first major junior tournament in Berlin eight years ago, Medvedev was interviewed about his own aspirations and the strength of Russian tennis in general. “It was definitely cool that it happened. I remember this interview well, actually,” he said on Saturday.“It was a good time. We were strong in juniors. Of course, [you are] probably going to find many interviews of guys that are going to say this and that it didn’t happen. [But] for us, it happened. The more Russians we see in the top 10, top 30, top 100, the better. Yeah, my words were right about our generation.
But tennis was his calling from the moment he arrived at a swimming pool at the age of nine and instead spotted an advertisement for on-court coaching.An early inspiration was easy to find. That year, Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt to win the Australian Open. No Russian has won the men’s singles in Melbourne since but Medvedev will start this Australian Open as the favourite.
He had enjoyed a phenomenal US summer. Yet instead of tapering for the championships, he was pushing himself further and harder again and again.It became a major to remember as Medvedev earned himself the ire of the raucous New York crowds with his behaviour early on, which included raising the middle finger towards them as they were booing him.
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