Daniil Medvedev (AP Photo)
So if it is, like 5-4, 40-15, you basically know before the point that if you make an ace the match is over, you won the match. Because even if you look at his matches in the last tournament in Shanghai, he probably was not playing his best level still he made the semis of a Masters 1000, sasha (Zverev) had a tremendous year, super consistent,. Because it’s not every match that you win 7-6, in the third, with the celebrations it is super easy,.
During this moment, I had a rush of adrenalin like, wow, I won. You’re analytical and clear-headed by nature, but what happens when you’re caught in the heat of a match? So I don’t have this rush of emotions, like when I beat Arthur Fils in a tough match, a tough moment in my career, in my season. It was a shot that he should have made and he missed it. I didn’t expect it.
For me, sometimes it happens, let’s say I’m losing 5-2, the guy is serving, and it’s 40-love, and he wins a point. Then maybe he doesn’t fall down, but he looks at his team and celebrates for 30 seconds. 165 and has surged to No. 11 this week, underlining how quickly a player’s fortunes can change.
Because i don’t care at this moment for many different reasons, whenever you see me calm on the court and I’m losing, it could be. Because we play 100 matches a year, i could have just had a bad day, it happens.
“Once you drop in the rankings or stay at the same ranking, it can get a bit tough, especially when you’re a junior,” Medvedev said. “If you asked me about Jodar last year, I would say, great player, can be top 100, top 50, top 10, but you never know,” Medvedev said. I don’t like it. I feel like shake my hand and then celebrate. So, I try to do more like this. It would take away from me. Most of the time, I want to win, that’s why I react the way I react. I have to be calmer sometimes, also to be able to overcome obstacles during the match, but that’s something during my career I was able to do. Most of the time though, I should be who I am. “So it’s always about a tiny bit of improvement. I feel like, from what I see from him, he is. That’s the most important thing. He’s a good player. The Russian pointed to the unpredictable nature of the development of a young player, citing Spaniard Rafael Jodar as an example. Jodar began the season ranked No. “This is up to many, many things. Let’s see if he’s (Dhamne) able to do it.”