“Medvedev himself is to blame for Sinner’s defeat” – Olkhovsky

Two-time Grand Slam winner in mixed doubles Andrei Olkhovsky reacted to the defeat of Russian Daniil Medvedev to Italian Jannik Sinner in the final of the tournament in Vienna.

The game lasted more than three hours and ended with a score of 7:6 (9:7), 4:6, 6:3 in favor of the Italian.

— Medvedev and Sinner played excellent tennis in the final of the tournament in Vienna. The first set was fantastic – very fast and vibrant playing. In the end [партии] Yannick was a little more active and more accurate in his shots on the back line than Dania.

Everything could have turned out completely differently. Daniel himself is to blame for this defeat. Medvedev missed a great break point chance at 3:5. If he had hit that light forehand down the line, the whole final could have turned out differently. This break could change the scenario of the last set,” Olkhovsky was quoted as saying by “Championship.”

The tennis players played each other in the final for the fourth time this season, Medvedev lost for the second time in a row. The overall statistics of personal meetings is now 6–2 in favor of the Russian tennis player.

For 22-year-old Sinner, this title was the fourth of the season and the 10th of his career in singles.