Tennis
“When Medvedev gets in shape, it’s hard for him to resist on any surface” – Chesnokov
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Roland Garros semi-finalist and Davis Cup finalist Andrei Chesnokov believes that Daniil Medvedev won the Masters series clay tournament in Rome thanks to his good game.
Medvedev defeated Dane Holger Rune 7:5, 7:5 in the final of the Masters tournament.
— Medvedev won because he played very well. When he gets into shape and plays like a wall, he is hard to resist on any surface. Still, the second player in the world must win tournaments on clay. Although at one time Boris Becker was the first racket of the world, he ended his career without a single title on earth.
I think that 27 years is the prime time for Daniil. He has the foundation of the game, when he builds a phenomenal wall on the back line and tries to play incredibly sharp from a short ball. He needs to build on this and just add something,” Chesnokov told Vprognoze.ru.
For Medvedev, this is the first title in a clay tournament, the fifth in 2023 and the 20th in his career. On Monday, the 27-year-old Russian climbed to second place in the world rankings.
Source: Sportbox
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