Vikhlyantseva on Medvedev’s loss to Sinner: “I don’t like to compare matches, but in the 2022 final with Nadal, Daniil was very young”

Russian tennis player Natalya Vikhlyantseva reacted to the defeat of Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final of the 2024 Australian Open for Italian Yannick Sinnera .

On Sunday, Medvedev lost to Sinner 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 3-6 in the final of the Australian Open after leading 2-0 in sets. Two years ago, the Russian lost to Spaniard Rafael Nadal in Melbourne, also winning the first two sets. In total, Medvedev has lost five times in the finals of Grand Slam tournaments and won one victory: against Serbian Novak Djokovic at the 2021 US Open.

– Medvedev started very well. But everyone who watched this tournament and saw Yannick’s game could not understand where exactly the Italian was who did not give Novak a single break point. Danya spent more time on the court during this tournament. Apparently, fatigue and a number of factors worked in such a way that Danya won the first sets, and then Sinner returned.

Sinner did not play one hundred percent in the first sets and Medvedev, as a professional in his field, took advantage of this. When the complicated situation started, it was hard for Dana. I don’t like to compare matches, but in the 2022 final with Nadal, Medvedev was very young and just taking his first steps in major finals. Now everyone thought that Daniil would win in the third final, but it didn’t work out.

It’s possible there’s something inside at 2-0. In psychology, it pays to plan the right moment. Yannick’s high level of play had harmful consequences: in the final against Nadal, Medvedev was closer to victory than today. I remember Sinner when he was just starting his tour. He put together a very good team, Yannick had been working for many years for this title. Just remember how he played in the final tournament. It is definitely in the stable top 5,” Metaratings.ru quotes Vikhlyantseva.

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