Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev believes that the fifth racket in the Serbian world Novak Djokovic currently showing the best match of the ATP tour, noting that he expects to be with him in different halves of the grid at the Australian Open.
World number seven Medvedev lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals of the tournament in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday – 3:6, 4:6.
I’m probably losing to the best player in the world right now. Of course, Carlos (Alcaraz) is the best in terms of ranking because he had a good part of the 2022 season. He is the first (in the ranking). But since he’s not playing the Australian Open, Novak is probably the best in the world right now.
He won four, five tournaments in a row. I’m a little disappointed, but that’s also a plus. I felt good tonight, really good, it’s way before the Australian Open. But despite that, I lost. I hope Novak won’t be in my half at the Australian Open. But even if it cannot be avoided, I will do my best and try to play better next time.
I played a little worse, he played a little better. Sometimes the details are everything in tennis, in a few matches I managed to beat him, but today everything was on his side. There were tense moments and maybe I could get back into the game.
If I meet him at the Australian Open, I have to improve in all aspects of the game, that’s all. That’s what I managed to do at US Open 2021. If I play him, that’s the only thing I can do because, again, sometimes he’s unstoppable. You have to play the match of your life to beat him,” Medvedev told the ATP press service.
Earlier it became known that the world’s No. 1 racket, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, will miss the Australian Open 2023.
– Pardon. I don’t know if this is a new injury or a consequence of a previous injury. He is one of the best players in the world. We played once, but he was not at the same level. We can even ignore this game. I would be happy to play against him. I feel in better shape,” Medvedev said.
Source : MatchTV
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