Chesnokov does not consider Medvedev’s defeat by Karatsev unexpected

Roland Garros semi-finalist and Davis Cup finalist Andrei Chesnokov did not see any surprise in the defeat of Russian Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round match against compatriot Aslan Karatsev at the tournament in Madrid.

Karatsev outplayed compatriot Daniil Medvedev, the third racket of the world, in the fourth round with a score of 7:6 (7:1), 6:4.

– Looking at how Medvedev played in the tournament in Madrid, I do not see any surprise in his defeat by Karatsev. First, Aslan is gaining momentum. Before that, he lost his form, lost confidence and had not played as well for a long time as in the days when he defeated Novak Djokovic and beat Andrey Rublev in Asia. And Daniil with such difficulty passed Alexander Shevchenko yesterday. Obviously, he is not in the form he was in when the finals of four tournaments in a row recently came out.

Karatsev kept up with his opponent in the previous match with Alex De Minor, although he has very fast legs. And Aslan already met Medvedev on clay in 2021 and then he also won. I understand that now there is a very big difference in the rating between them. Maybe for the world the defeat of the third racket of the world from the 121st is a sensation. But for me personally, no,” Chesnokov told Vprognoze.ru.

The next opponent of Karatsev will be the winner of the match Taylor Fritz (USA, 8th seed) – Zhang Zhizhen (China).