President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev believes that in comparison Daniel Medvedev And Marata Safina The main indicator is not the number of Grand Slam tournament finals during a career, but the time spent as the world’s first racket.
Medvedev beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final of the US Open on Friday in New York. He surpassed Safin’s record by reaching the final of Grand Slam tournaments.
– Medvedev surpassed Safin’s record by reaching the final of the Grand Slam tournaments. How can you evaluate this?
— It’s difficult to compare each generation, it’s already the 15th for me. The main indicator is the number of weeks in which you were listed as the number one racket in the world; in this regard, Danya is the best. In terms of matches won, Kafelnikov is now the first, he won the Olympics and two Grand Slam tournaments, this exceeds,” Tarpishchev told .
Medvedev will face Serbian Novak Djokovic in the US Open final.
Source : MatchTV
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