Athletistic/Tennis. In August this year, Russian Daniil Medvedev traveled overseas to New York to defend the US Open title. This year, Daniil also traveled to the Big Apple city with the rank of No. 1 racket in the world, which made it much easier for the tennis player to net on his way to winning another title.
In his first match on the courts of Arthur Ash Stadium, Medvedev met US representative Stefan Kozlov, whom he easily faced in three sets with the score 6:2, 6:4, 6:0.
At the professional level, before the match in New York, the opponents did not meet, however, at the junior level 10 years ago, as part of the Junior Davis Cup – 2012, an American with Russian roots treated confidently Daniil in straight sets with the score – 7:5, 6:2. So at the US Open-2022, Medvedev took some kind of revenge from the American, which he himself, albeit with some irony, did not forget to mention at the press conference post-match.
Already at the second stage of the US Open, Medvedev fought with Frenchman Arthur Rinderknesh, whom he had never met before. The Russian’s victory, as in the first round, was quite easy – Medvedev beat his opponent in three sets 6:2, 7:5, 6:3. Yes, the Frenchman missed several break points in the second set, but frankly lost the shootout on the back line, which decided the fate of the whole game.
Commentators of the fight noted that the Frenchman performed miracles of tenacity during the match, chaining bullet after bullet, but in the end the musketeer failed to impose a real fight on Medvedev.
In the third round of the US Open, Medvedev, according to many experts, will also have an easy time, since his opponents will be the 174th racket in the world, Wu Yibin, representing China. It is difficult to imagine that an athlete from the Celestial Empire could noticeably complicate Daniil’s life on the pitch, especially since the day before the Chinese had a grueling duel against the Portuguese Nuno Borges, literally taken from his last forces – 6:7, 7:6, 4:6, 6:4 6:4.
Medvedev’s first really difficult fight awaits after the match with Ibin – in the fourth round Daniil will meet Nick Kyrgios, who already managed to figure him out in the third round with Benjamin Bonzi (7: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6 :4).
Of course, Medvedev’s confident play on the New York courts has caught the attention of fans around the world, who have already managed to leave dozens of comments on the official US Open YouTube channel dedicated to the game. hateful Russian.
Xxxx Xxxx:
– Medvedev is ready to defend his title!
Abhi K:
– I can’t get used to this banal gait of Medvedev on the way to the net after his victories. Incredible control over emotions.
Manohar man:
– And it always catches my attention with what respect he shakes hands with his opponents, despite the fact that he completely breaks them during the duel.
Laura:
– Great performance from Medvedev! I can’t wait to see how his rematch against Kyrios goes!
NicolasMTS:
– Yes, it seems that Kirios poses the biggest threat to the Russian until the very end.
Recall that in August Medvedev already met Kiryos. It happened during the first round of the prestigious Masters in Montreal, Canada. Alas, Daniel lost to the Australian with the score – 6: 7 (2: 7), 6: 4, 6: 2. And lo and behold, before the meeting in New York, the psychological advantage is clearly on the side of the representative of the Green Continent.
Spartan Celestial:
– Tsitsipas lost, which means that in Medvedev’s half of the grid he had no serious opponents. Kyrios is not a threat at all.
justin:
– Happy for Medvedev. I love tennis in its performance.
Mikel Kovac Adventure:
Well done Daniel! Go get the title!
Ali Fahmy:
– I would really like Rafa to win the tournament, but if Medvedev does, I won’t mind at all. And during the awards ceremony, he should show the middle finger in each of the cameras, as well as in front of the judges for the badness that the whole world calls him.
Yazki:
– I like Medvedev. Daniel deserves great respect.
Y:
– It is striking that Medvedev’s service this year is not the best. This was noticeable even at the Australian Open, where he reached the final.
Jimmy Teo:
– Without Djokovic, Zverev and Tsitsipas, it looks like Medvedev could easily win the title this year.
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