“For top tennis players, success in Grand Slam tournaments is more important” – Yanchuk about Medvedev’s winning record against top 10 opponents

Save Daniel Medvedev In terms of the number of victories among Russian tennis players in the top ten of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings for a calendar year, it is rather secondary, said Honored Coach of Russia Viktor Yanchuk at .

On Wednesday, Medvedev defeated German Alexander Zverev in the group stage match of the last ATP tournament in Turin. This victory was his 12th against a tennis player from the top 10 of the 2023 world rankings. Medvedev updated the record of Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who won 11 of these victories in 1994.

– Natural victory for Medvedev. Daniil is a more reliable player; he has already won in Zverev’s career. At the moment, Alexandre is not in the best shape, he has had a series of defeats. Although Zverev played well, he did not have enough powerful offensive actions to break Medvedev’s defense. A good match and the result lived up to our expectations.

“It was Medvedev’s 12th victory against top-10 opponents of the year. He broke the record of Kafelnikov, who had 11. How important is this feat, do tennis players pay attention to such records?

– No, this is not a very important indicator. For top players, success in Grand Slam tournaments and records for duration of being on the first line of the rankings are more important. And such records are auxiliary things,” Yanchuk told .

Thanks to his victory over Zverev, Medvedev qualified earlier than expected for the semi-finals of the last ATP tournament; in the last round of the group stage, he will meet Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.

The ATP tournament final will take place in Turin from November 12 to 19. The winner will win more than $4.8 million. Last year, Serbian Novak Djokovic became the tournament champion.