Athletistic/Tennis. President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev, in a conversation with a Sport24 journalist, spoke about the possible impact of Daniil Medvedev’s series of unsuccessful performances in the final on his psychological state as the first racket of Russia.

Medvedev has been beaten in five consecutive finals. He lost three times against the Italian Jannik Sinner, once against the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.

— Could five consecutive defeats in the final put additional pressure on Medvedev?

– I do not think so. Medvedev has already won a Grand Slam and is an experienced player. It simply has practical and less practical rivals. Today, for Medvedev, it is Sinner and Alcaraz. Djokovic cannot be called troublesome, since Novak is truly the world number one in the game. He plays the court with more variety than anyone else. We can therefore say that Medvedev does not fail. Danil only loses to those who are really a little different from the rest of the top 10. In general, Medvedev has only three direct competitors: Sinner, Alcaraz and Djokovic.

  • Tarpishchev commented on Medvedev’s progress to the Masters final at Indian Wells



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