Olympic tennis champion, former world number one Eugene Kafelnikov called an Italian Jannik sinner star and noted that the Russian Daniel Medvedev can still win the second Grand Slam tournament of his career.
In the final of the Australian Open, Sinner defeated Medvedev (3) with a score of 3:6, 3:6, 6:4, 6:4, 6:3. The athletes spent 3 hours 44 minutes on the field. The Italian won the Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career.
— A disappointing defeat for Medvedev and his fans.
— In your sporting opinion, how could Medvedev lose the Australian Open final for the second time in a row, winning the match with a score of 2:0?
– I have no explanation as to why this is happening. Most likely, if he had not lost the match on his serve with a score of 5:1 in the second set, he would have calmly finished the match and won 3-0 in sets. But he gave up a game on his own serve, which gave strength to Sinner, who felt he could take games on Medvedev’s serve. Until now, he had completely dominated his opponent.
— Could a second defeat of this type in the final have a psychological effect on Daniil?
– Of course, this will have no effect. There will be more finals, there will be titles and victories in Grand Slam tournaments.
— Is Sinner a future star?
– Why the future? He’s a real star. “He proved to everyone that he is a world-class player, and now even one of the top three players,” Kafelnikov quotes RB Sport.
Medvedev lost in the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the fifth time in his career, the third time at the Australian Open. In 2021, the 27-year-old Russian won the US Open.
RB Sport
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