Tarpishchev on the Australian Open final: “Strength has its limits, Medvedev took everything out of himself”

President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RFT) Shamil Tarpishchev told that the defeat Daniel Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open was partly due to the fatigue of the Russian tennis player.

On Sunday, the Russian lost to Italian Jannik Sinner in the final of the Australian Open with a score of 6:3, 6:3, 4:6, 4:6, 3:6.

“I can only say the warmest words about Dana. He lost 2-0 in straight sets; the turning point began in the second match, when Danya failed to win with a score of 6: 1. Strength has its limits, it had an effect, although Danya pulled out everything from himself. It happens, it’s tennis. I want everyone to know that we have three big ones: Kafelnikov, Safin and Medvedev. There is a sense of pride in the way Daniil played.

Daniil played the first set and a half perfectly. Forced Sinner to defend, the Italian could only play defensively. And when Medvedev got hooked and started playing defense, things changed. For me, the main thing is that Danya gave everything on the pitch, there should be no regrets.

This defeat will not break Medvedev. It’s a shame that he played extra sets during the tournament, that decided everything. Sinner’s potential was greater in the final. Danya started playing better on offense, that’s what’s important, so let’s move on.

We will add this tournament to our tennis. We have new stars in women’s tennis, Andrei Rublev is great, he will improve. Medvedev will only become stronger.

Arina Sabalenka is the champion of the Australian Open, Danya reached the final. In the team competition, our tennis has no equal in the world and we will become even better. Belarusians and I are the first in the world. We must not forget that strong players have emerged in many countries. The competition is getting stronger and stronger,” Tarpischev told .