Russian Daniil Medvedev has recently gained fantastic shape. His winning streak is now 16 matches. This is the fourth tournament in a row, no one and nothing can stop our player. Even serious shoals of organizers from the USA.

Medvedev gave them a dressing right on the court.

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Medvedev had an unsuccessful performance at the Australian Open and for the first time since 2019 flew out of the top 10 of the ATP rankings. It seemed that the former first racket of the world is in crisis, but the player suddenly gained fantastic form and destroys one opponent after another.

The Masters 1000 series tournament in Indian Wells is the fourth in a row where the Russian does not know the bitterness of defeat. Before going to the USA, Daniil won 14 matches. For a month and a half, the Russian managed to “scalp” Djokovic, Rublev, Sinner and other top players. The winning streak allowed Medvedev to return to the top ten in the ATP rankings. He is currently in sixth position.

Performances in Indian Wells Medvedev began confidently. He started with a victory over local tennis player Brandon Nakashima in two games. This result allowed the Russian to extend another series: 17 sets won in a row.

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“It’s not hard”

Surely Daniil counted on confident success in the game with the Belarusian Ilya Ivashko. The opponent occupies only the 85th position in the world ranking. But the opponent unexpectedly gave a serious fight to our tennis player and even won the second set.

Everyone knows that Daniel can break firewood on emotions. The Russian decided to use the right to a toilet break to catch his breath. At the same time, Medvedev complained to the judge about the poor quality of the court surface. And he did it in a very original way.

— I’m going to go to the toilet and be as slow as this court. I’ll take 25 minutes. It was said that it is hard, but it is not hard, — said the Russian.

The statement of our player notably amused the judge on the tower. He urged Daniil to be a professional with a smile. The tennis player did not overdramatize the situation and returned to the court on time. After that, he confidently took the decisive set, extending the winning streak to 16 matches.

The victory in a difficult match did not make Medvedev forget about the uncomfortable surface. At a press conference after the game, he did not miss the chance to speak about the poor organization of the tournament.

“I feel like here in Indian Wells you just have to try to play your best and hope everything goes well. I have seen many matches where the players lost 0:6 or 1:6, although they didn’t play that badly. It all comes down to who wins 25-hit rallies or waits for an opponent to make a mistake,” Medvedev said.

In the next round, Daniil will have a difficult match against Alexander Zverev. The German has gained good form and is able to interrupt Medvedev’s fantastic streak. Although Daniel has a completely different opinion on this matter.