Daniił Miedwiediew

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09.09.2019

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 4

[Damian]

The One Stat That Pushed Medvedev To Cincy Title, US Open Final

Spoiler:

Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers explains how the Russian put together the best stretch of his career
Converting break points at an unprecedented rate was the beating heart of Daniil Medvedev’s sensational North American hard-court summer swing.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the 23-year-old Russian, who won 20 of 23 matches in his past four tournaments, identifies that his biggest statistical jump in Washington, Montreal, Cincinnati and New York compared to the rest of his 2019 season was when he got a look at a break point.

Break Points Won
40.2% = Medvedev 2019 Prior To Washington
45.7% = ATP Career Leader (Guillermo Coria)
49.4% = 2019 Tour Leader (Novak Djokovic)
52.4% = Medvedev Four North American Tournaments

Medvedev spectacularly jumped from converting 40.2 per cent (148/368) of break points from Brisbane in January to before Washington in late July, to converting 52.4 per cent (89/170) during the North American summer hard-court season.

Those metrics are superior to the 2019 break points converted leader, Novak Djokovic, and the career break points converted leader, Guillermo Coria, whose career-high ATP Ranking was No. 3 in 2004.

Medvedev's best break points converted win percentage was in Montreal, where he won an impressive 63 per cent (17/27). He collected back-to-back Top 10 wins in the quarter-finals (No. 4 Dominic Thiem) and semi-finals (No. 8 Karen Khachanov) before losing to World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the final.

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Medvedev 2019 North American Hard-Court Swing: Break Points Won
63% (17/27) = Montreal
60% (12/20 = Washington
55% (22/40) = Cincinnati
45.8% ( 38/83) = US Open

It was in the important moments where Medvedev improved this summer rather than in his overall body of work serving and returning.

Medvedev Total Return Points Won
40.5% (1414/3492) won to Washington
40.8% (735/1800) won four North American tournaments

Medvedev Total Serve Points Won
65.4% (2143/3279) won to Washington
69.1% (1196/1732) won four North American tournaments

Medvedev is currently ranked fourth on Tour on the ATP Return LEADERBOARD, powered by Infosys Nia Data, with a 158.0 rating, and 21st on the ATP Serve LEADERBOARD, powered by Infosys Nia Data, with a 277.0 rating.

See Who Medvedev Is Chasing On The ATP Return LEADERBOARD

Surprisingly, Medvedev’s points won returning first and second serves for the start of the season compared to the North American summer moved only a little, with his return points won against first serves actually declining a little.

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dani ... ew'>Daniil Medvedev</a>

Medvedev First-Serve Return Points Won
31.6% (681/2152) won to Washington
30.6% (332/1086) won four North American tournaments

Medvedev Second-Serve Return Points Won
54.7% (733/1340) won to Washington
56.4% (403/714) won four North American tournaments

In the US Open final against Rafael Nadal, Medvedev created 15 break points, but was able to break only five times (33%), including once out of five times (25%) in the deciding fifth set. Just one of those points could have been a difference maker to the final outcome.

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[Damian]

Read & Watch: Medvedev Pounces On Second Serves For Best ATP Ranking

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Infosys ATP Insights shows how Medvedev and other Top 10 players hone in on opponents' second serves
Do returners win more points against first or second serves?

Returners have more exposure against first serves, as north of 60 per cent are typically made, but it’s always easier to make hay against second serves. So what’s your guess?

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the current Top 10 identifies that, on average, players win slightly more second-serve points than first, but it’s a very close tussle. So far in 2019, seven members of the current Top 10 have won more points against second serves, while three have won more against first serves.

It’s important to note that one metric is not necessarily better than the other, as how many first serves an opponent makes, or misses, will also play a part. It’s more about understanding how different players, using different playing styles, find a way to navigate their way to victory from a returning standpoint.


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Daniil Medvedev, who is up to a career-high No. 4 in the ATP Rankings following his run to the US Open final in New York, has won more second-serve return points this season than any other member of the Top 10, with 956. In taking the Cincinnati title, Medvedev comparatively won a higher ratio of second-serve return points compared to his season average.

Of the 1,637 return points Medvedev won in 2019 leading into Cincinnati, 52.4 per cent of those came on his opponents’ second serves and 47.6 per cent came on opponents’ first serves.

But in his six Cincinnati matches, 58.7 per cent of all points he won on return came on opponents’ second serves. That’s a significant increase of 6.3 percentage points on his season average.

Medvedev: First-Serve Return Points Won vs. Second-Serve Return Points Won
(bold = percentage second serve return points won)

D. Medvedev

First Return Points Won

Second Return Points Won

Total

2019 To Cincinnati

779 (47.6%)

858 (52.4%)

1637

2019 Cincinnati

69 (41.3%)

98 (58.7%)

167

2019 To Date

848 (47.0%)

956 (53.0%)

1804

Roberto Bautista Agut has just cracked the Top 10 for the first time, and he has won the second most number of second-serve return points among the Top 10 this season, with 937. The five other players who have all won more second-serve return points this season compared to first-serve return points are Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori and Karen Khachanov.

Rafael Nadal is one of three current Top 10 players who has won more points returning first serves compared to second serves this season. The other two players are Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The Top 10 combine to have a slender edge in second-serve return points won so far in 2019.

Current Top 10: 2019 Season Return Points Won
Total 1st Return Won = 7,683 (49.6%)
Total 2nd Return Won = 7,820 (50.4%)
Total Return Points = 15,503

Winning return points is never easy, and where elite level players collect the most from is not always the same.

Current Top 10: 2019 Return Points Won (bold = most)

Ranking

Player

1st Return Won

2nd Return Won

Total Return Points Won

1

N. Djokovic

785 (49.5%)

800 (50.5%)

1585

2

R. Nadal

806 (52.9%)

718 (47.1%)

1524

3

R. Federer

748 (49.5%)

764 (50.5%)

1512

4

D. Thiem

643 (48.5%)

684 (51.5%)

1327

5

D. Medvedev

848 (47.0%)

956 (53.0%)

1804

6

A. Zverev

820 (52.5%)

743 (47.5%)

1563

7

K. Nishikori

739 (49.0%)

768 (51.0%)

1507

8

S. Tsitsipas

902 (52.5%)

815 (47.5%)

1717

9

K. Khachanov

600 (48.6%)

635 (51.4%)

1235

10

R. Bautista Agut

792 (45.8%)

937 (54.2%)

1729

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[arti]

Why Medvedev's Momentum Looks Set To Continue Indoors

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Daniil Medvedev’s recent run on the outdoor hard courts of North America has catapulted the 23-year-old to a career-high No. 4 in the ATP Rankings and earned the Russian a maiden spot at the Nitto ATP Finals in London.
But before claiming his maiden ATP Masters 1000 crown in Cincinnati, Medvedev’s two most recent tour-level trophies had been lifted on indoor hard courts, proving that the US Open finalist can be just as dangerous with a roof above his towering 6’6” frame.
Eleven months ago, the Moscow-born star lifted his maiden ATP 500 title indoors at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo. Medvedev dropped one set in seven matches from qualifying in the Japanese capital — defeating three Top 20 players — including two-time titlist and home favourite Kei Nishikori in the final.
The five-time tour-level titlist, who has already lifted indoor silverware this year at the Sofia Open in February, owns a Tour-leading 22 victories over the past 52 weeks on the surface according to the FedEx ATP Performance Zone. The Russian will be hoping to add to that tally at the St. Petersburg Open, where he will be competing for the first time since reaching his first Grand Slam final at the US Open.
Most Indoor Victories Over Past 52 Weeks
Player
Wins
Win Percentage
Titles
Daniil Medvedev
22
0.786
2
Stefanos Tsitsipas
18
0.750
2
Kei Nishikori
16
0.696
0
Karen Khachanov
15
0.789
2
Gael Monfils
14
0.824
1

With ATP 250 indoor hard-court events in St. Petersburg and Metz this week and a further seven indoor events through the Rolex Paris Masters, the ability to earn victories indoors could prove crucial in the ATP Race To London.
In fact, the three players who own the best winning percentages indoors over the past 52 weeks (after 10 or more matches) are all in contention for a spot at the elite eight-man event at The O2 in London.
Best Indoor Win Percentage Over Past 52 Weeks (Played 10+ matches)
Player
Win Percentage
Win/Loss Record
Race To London Position
Gael Monfils
0.824
14-3
12
Alexander Zverev
0.813
13-3
10
Karen Khachanov
0.789
15-4
19
Daniil Medvedev
0.786
22-6
4 (Qualified)
Roger Federer
0.786
11-3
3 (Qualified)

With a 14-3 record over the past 52 weeks, Gael Monfils owns the best indoor winning percentage according to the FedEx ATP Performance Zone. The Frenchman has lifted five of his eight ATP Tour titles indoors, including his most recent crown at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in February. Monfils currently occupies 12th position in the ATP Race To London after reaching the quarter-finals at the US Open.
Monfils is closely followed by Alexander Zverev, who currently sits at 10th place in the ATP Race To London. The 22-year-old has not played indoors since stunning Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in back-to-back matches to lift the Nitto ATP Finals trophy last November.
In third and fourth place are the Russian duo of Karen Khachanov and Medvedev. Both players will be aiming to improve their winning percentages in front of home fans at the St. Petersburg Open this week, with 19th-placed Khachanov eager to make up ground on his rivals in the ATP Race To London. As the top two seeds at the event — with a combined four indoor trophies over the past 52 weeks — the pairing will try to set the first all-Russian final in the tournament’s history.

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[arti]

Russian Daniil Medvedev avoided any post-US Open slump on Thursday with a convincing 7-5, 6-3 win against countryman Evgeny Donskoy at the St. Petersburg Open.

Medvedev, playing his first match since pushing Rafael Nadal to five sets in the US Open final on 8 September, won 45 per cent of his return points to improve to 2-0 against the 29-year-old Donskoy in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.

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[arti]

Daniil Medvedev showed no signs of slowing down on Friday as he made his fifth consecutive tour-level semi-final at the St. Petersburg Open. The 23-year-old Russian hit 12 aces and won 70 per cent of his second-serve return points to beat fifth-seeded countryman Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-5.

The top-seeded Medvedev improved to 2-0 against Rublev after also beating him in Cincinnati en route to his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title. Medvedev won 20 of his 23 matches during the during the North American hard-court swing and made four consecutive finals in Washington, Montreal, Cincinnati and the US Open.

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[Lleyton]

[Kamileki]

[DUN I LOVE]

#6) Sankt Petersburg 2019


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R1 wolna runda
R2 [WC] Jewgienij Donskoj 75 63
QF [5] Andriej Rubliow 64 75
SF [Q] Jegor Gierasimow 75 75
W [4] Borna Corić 63 61

[Barty]

[Kamileki]

[Damian]

[Barty]

London-Bound Medvedev Continues Tear With Another Title

Spoiler:

Russian wins his sixth career title in St. Petersburg
Good luck trying to slow down Russian Daniil Medvedev en route to the Nitto ATP Finals this November. The 23-year-old Russian, who will make his debut at The O2 in London, won his third title of the season on Sunday, ousting Croatian Borna Coric 6-3, 6-1 at the St. Petersburg Open.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” said Medvedev. “I decided that after Cincinnati [d. Goffin], my style is going to be to try not to show any emotions when I win. I find it funny for myself… for my own reasons, and that’s what I did today, but I was extremely happy and it was tough to hide my emotions.”

Medvedev was playing in his fifth consecutive final after making title matches in Washington (l. to Kyrgios), Montreal (l. to Nadal), Cincinnati (d. Goffin) and the US Open (l. to Nadal) during the North American hard-court swing.

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The World No. 4, who clinched his Nitto ATP Finals berth in New York, has won 24 of his past 27 matches and leads the ATP Tour in wins this season (54-17). His title in St. Petersburg is his first in his native Russia and the sixth of his career. Medvedev became the first Russian to win the St. Petersburg title since Mikhail Youzhny 15 years ago, in 2004.

Coric led their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 4-1, which included two indoor hard-court wins, at the 2018 Rolex Paris Masters and their maiden meeting, at the 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. But Medvedev showed how much he has improved in the past couple years as he broke twice in the opening set against the 22-year-old Coric.

“After the match, you could see how happy I was. Especially beating Borna, who is an amazing player," said Medvedev. "I lost three times to him last year in a row. It was an amazing final and an amazing week. Many people didn’t believe in me this week… I came here to win and I did it.”

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Coric tried to keep Medvedev off balance, offering a steady dose of slices to both sides. But the Russian was too consistent and wasn't bothered by any of it for too long. He broke twice more in the second set. Medvedev never faced a break point.

“He was the much better player on the court. He did all the aspects better than me. I tried pretty much everything, all the tactics, all that I could think of. It didn't work. He had answers to every question of mine,” Coric said.

Medvedev will receive 250 ATP Rankings points and $203,410 in prize money. Coric, who was playing in his first final since the Rolex Shanghai Masters last October, will receive 150 ATP Rankings points and $109,990 in prize money.

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[Damian]

[Kamileki]

[Damian]

[Damian]

Medvedev Keeps Winning, But Is Made To Work In Shanghai

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Fognini rises to 11th in 2019 ATP Race To London
Daniil Medvedev breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday when he recorded an ATP Tour-leading 56th match win of the season at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
The third-seeded Russian extended his run of form but was made to work hard by Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil in a 7-6(7), 7-5 victory over two hours and five minutes for a place in the quarter-finals.
Medvedev, who has already qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 10-17 November, improves to 26-3 on hard courts since July — which includes five straight finals. He has won 42 matches on the surface this year and reached eight tour-level finals.
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Pospisil failed to convert five set points in the first set, as Medvedev recovered on serve from 0/40 at 4-5 and also at 5/6 and 6/7 in the tie-break. Pospisil’s best chances to clinch the set came at 15/40 in the 10th game, when he overhit a forehand approach wide, then when he struck a double fault at 6/5 in the tie-break.
"I was down five set points, and also 2/5 [in the tie-break]," said Medvedev. "Usually the set is finished, when it's like this, so I just tried to win every point I had to face, and finally it worked out."
Medvedev carried the momentum into the second set by taking a 2-0 lead, but Pospisil broke back with a drop shot that his opponent netted. Pospisil, who appeared to be under the weather, was eventually worn down by the long baseline rallies and hit a backhand into the net at the end of their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.
World No. 4 Medvedev has won three ATP Tour titles in 2019 at the Sofia Open (d. Fucsovics) in February, his first Masters 1000 crown at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati (d. Goffin) and also at the recent St. Petersburg (d. Coric).

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