Multiple USSR champion Anna Dmitrieva told that she felt sorry for the Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev because during the match against the Hungarian Marton Fucovitch in the third round of the Wimbledon tournament, the whole stadium supported their opponent.
On Saturday, Medvedev qualified for the 1/8 finals of the Wimbledon tournament. Seeded under the third number, the Russian beat the Hungarian Fucovic with the score of 4:6, 6:3, 6:4, 6:4. The meeting lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes.
– Usually I try to get away and not get sick, but today I was so sorry for Danya that the stadium was cheering on this Fucovic … Therefore, I was sick, I wanted that he wins every ball. Fucovic is very well set for this game. In general, he is an unpleasant opponent for Medvedev. They have always fought with more or less success.
In the first set, it was difficult to understand what form Danya was in. The day before, he played well against Mannarino. And then in the match against Fucovich Medvedev found his game. Unfortunately, he outright wins only on serve. Yes, he had good outings at the net, which is quite unexpected. Dani’s soul was begging for the grid, and he ran – whether it was needed or not. But some outings have succeeded.
The main thing Medvedev has shown is that he is in the game. Danya has the ball, although until the last series of mistakes he made more mistakes than Fucovic. But Medvedev won important goals, acted with dignity, never burst into irritation, which is very valuable. When the stadium applauds you and you realize it’s not your fault, it’s very unpleasant. Medvedev never reacted to this. He listened to this in advance and demonstrated convincing tennis. After Danya won two sets, it was already easy to watch.
Moreover, his opponent will be one of the pair of Legechka – Paul. Legechka is still a mystery of nature. Paula Medvedev has crossed more than once and knows him well. Now Paul is playing better than in previous years. He is an active and jovial player who was Wimbledon junior champion.
As for Legechka, Andrey Rublev recently beat him easily. Cech is very young, playing his first year, but showing convincing tennis. Of course, he is ambitious, for him the Grand Slam tournament is a great event. We can say that Medvedev can pass both, but there will be no single match, Dmitrieva told .
For Medvedev, this is a repeat of the best result at Wimbledon: he had already reached the fourth round of the tournament in 2021.
The Russian’s next opponent will be determined by the results of the match between 16th seeded American Tommy Paul and Czech Jiri Legechka.
Source : MatchTV
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