“It will be difficult for Medvedev with Korda, but he has a good chance of winning” – Petrova

Grand Slam finalist in doubles, Olympic bronze medalist Nadezhda Petrova believes that Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev have good chances in the third round of the Australian Open, despite difficult opponents.

The next opponent of Khachanov will be the American Francis Tiafoe (17th racket of the world). Medvedev will meet with American Sebastian Korda.

– The guys have very difficult opponents. Karen has Francis Tiafoe – a black American, sharp, aggressive, loves to play in public. For Medvedev, this is a young tennis player Sebastian Korda, who plays for America. He acts in a style similar to how his father Petr Korda played – he likes to come forward from the serve, he goes to the net at the first opportunity. We know that Danya likes to play with such opponents when there is a goal, when there is where to shoot, dribble. It will be difficult for Medvedev, but he has a good chance of winning.

All guys have a chance to go further and win. If Khachanov manages to win, then he could potentially have an opponent in the fourth round, knocking out Nadal. If successful, Karen can take the top line of the leaders in this bracket, become the first seed. Medvedev has a complicated history going on. His opponent in the fourth round will be either Denis Shapovalov or Hubert Hurkach – both are strong opponents, I wish Dana victory, Petrova told Gazeta.Ru.