“It was clear that Medvedev and Rublev were tired during the match” – Chesnokov

Former Russian tennis player Andrei Chesnokov spoke about Daniil Medvedev’s victory over Andrei Rublev in the US Open quarter-finals, noting that both athletes’ fatigue was visible during the match.

– What was for you the expected result of this meeting?

– I thought that Medvedev was the favorite of this meeting. Besides, he played great matches against Baez and Minaura. For me Rublev’s jumps were a surprise. I thought the setting was practically moving away from Medvedev. Immediately 3:3. There, without any luck, Rublev lost his serve. We swapped games – 4:4. After 4:4, Medvedev immediately made two breaks. 6:4 and led 1:0. Medvedev submits, and the score becomes 3:1 in favor of Rublev. And Rublev’s submission. After that, Medvedev wins five games in a row.

Such a number of breaks were achieved that in the whole tournament, giants like Alcaraz or Djokovic didn’t do as much at the Australian Open in the whole tournament as Medvedev did this time around. The worst weather conditions. It was obvious that the players were already tired during the match. And in the third or fourth set, they found themselves on all fours after each draw. There are draws of 20 to 30 shots. I think, well, this is it, next draw, someone is going to die. Anyway, the two got up on all fours and there was still a brilliant draw, in 20-30 moves. It is phenomenal,” quotes Metaratings.ru Chesnokov.

In the semi-finals of the US Open, Medvedev will play with the world’s first racquet of Spaniard Carlos Alcaras. Alcaraz and Medvedev have faced each other three times, including two in 2023. In March, the Spaniard won the Masters final in Indian Wells with a score of 2-0, in July, in the Wimbledon semi-finals, he won again won with a clean sheet – 3-0. At Wimbledon 2021, Medvedev was stronger than Alcaraz in three matches.

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