Athletistic/Tennis. This week, the ATP Finals tournament takes place in Turin, Italy. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev took part. He managed to leave the group in second place, having scored victories over compatriot Andrei Rublev and German Alexander Zverev and losing to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. Today, November 18, the 27-year-old Russian was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the semi-final of the tournament. Medvedev will therefore not be able to compete for first place.
However, in the biography of Daniil Medvedev there is a glorious page associated with the final ATP tournament. It is 2020. It was then that the native of Moscow managed to become the winner of the final ATP tournament. We invite you to remember what it was like.
In 2020, Daniil Medvedev is part of the Tokyo 1970 group. With him in the quartet were the German Alexander Zverev, the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Argentine Diego Schwartzman. In the first match, Daniil Medvedev faced German tennis player Alexander Zverev. The Russian won in straight sets – 6:3, 6:4.
In the second match, Medvedev faced world number one Novak Djokovic. Once again the Russian won a confident victory in straight sets – 6:3, 6:3. Additionally, it is important to remember that this victory was important to maintain balance. Indeed, on the same day, the Russian national football team lost to the Serbian national team in the UEFA Nations League – 0:5. In the third match, Daniil Medvedev also confidently defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman – 6:3, 6:3.
So, Daniil Medvedev confidently reached the semi-finals. There he faced another very strong opponent. This is the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who took second place in the London 2020 group. The match turned out to be difficult, but also ended in a victory for the Russian tennis player – 3:6, 7 :6 (7:4), 6:3. In the final, Medvedev faced the Austrian Dominic Thiem. The match also included three sets, but the Russian managed to win it – 4:6, 7:6 (7:2), 6:4.
This was the final ATP tournament in 2020. Then Daniil Medvedev managed to beat some of the strongest tennis players and win the title. In subsequent years it didn’t work. Nevertheless, the sports career of the Russian tennis player continues. Russian tennis fans believe that Daniil Medvedev will be able to win a single Grand Slam tournament and the ATP Finals.
Yaroslav Piatykh, Athletistic
Source: Sport
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