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Inside Medvedev's Rise: 'You Need To Break These Guys Mentally'

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ATP Uncovered presented by Peugeot relives Medvedev's ascent
Daniil Medvedev remembers how close he was to letting slip his first ATP Tour title at the 2018 Sydney International. The Russian led home favourite Alex de Minaur 4-0 in the deciding set and served for the trophy at 5-4, watching both leads disappear before ultimately triumphing 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.

“Probably two years [before that] I would have just said, ‘I don’t want this anymore’, and I would lose 7-5,” Medvedev said on ATP Uncovered presented by Peugeot. “But I managed to win it, my first title.”

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Ever since, Medvedev has been a man on a mission, rapidly climbing the FedEx ATP Rankings. The Russian learned the importance of mental resilience, proving to be one of the most difficult players to beat on the ATP Tour the past two seasons. Since the start of 2018, he has 110 tour-level wins.

“Every one-on-one sport is all about mentality. Every tournament that you play, to win it you need to win five matches against five real guys. All of them want to win this tournament. You need to be stronger than them,” Medvedev said. “You need to break each of these guys mentally every match and that’s really tough, especially in [the] semi-finals and finals where you play top players and they try to break you and they are better at it. It’s only you against your opponent.”


Medvedev arrived in Sydney two years ago as World No. 84 and he had never ascended higher than World No. 48.

“I managed to win my first title and I think it gave me a big push in the year,” Medvedev said. “The push was not straight away, but I think this meant a lot for the season.”

The Moscow-born Medvedev won three titles in 2018, including an ATP 500 breakthrough at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, where he only lost five service points in the final against Japanese superstar Kei Nishikori.

Last season proved even better. Medvedev, who won a Tour-leading 59 matches, at one point reached the final in six consecutive tournaments he played, claiming his first two ATP Masters 1000 titles in Cincinnati and Shanghai. Last September, he reached a career-high World No. 4 after making his first Grand Slam final at the US Open.

“The past two-and-a-half years I tried to be really professional in everything I do. I dedicated my life to tennis, the small details,” Medvedev said. “I want to be better, I want to play better. I want to win more matches than I win even now. That’s my goal and that’s what I’m working for.”

My Point: Get The Players' Point Of View

Medvedev doesn’t have one particular shot that blows people away. He could have a great serving match and trouble opponents with his flat two-handed backhand. But like he saw first-hand playing De Minaur in the 2018 Sydney final, a competitive spirit could be just as useful as a forehand or backhand. The whole ATP Tour knows to beat Medvedev, you need to earn it. He doesn’t believe his dream 2019 run was lucky.

“Winning so many matches is not just luck. If I would have won one tournament in Cincinnati and then lost everything in the first round, then we can say, ‘Okay maybe I was just lucky [to be in] good shape in Cincinnati,’” Medvedev said. “I am happy to maintain my level and hopefully I can do it for many more months and years.”

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvede ... -july-2020

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Danił Miedwiediew: W meczu tenisowym musisz złamać rywala psychicznie

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Danił Miedwiediew uważa, że największą rolę na korcie odgrywa aspekt mentalny. - Gdy grasz w turnieju, musisz pokonać kilku facetów, którzy również chcą zwyciężyć. Musisz złamać psychicznie tych gości - powiedział Rosjanin.
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"W tenisie najważniejsza jest głowa" - to zdanie bardzo często pojawia się w kontekście wydarzeń na kortach. I choć może wydawać się wyświechtanym sloganem, Danił Miedwiediew uważa, że bardzo dobrze oddaje specyfikę tenisowej rywalizacji.
- W każdym indywidualnym sporcie najważniejsza jest mentalność - mówił Rosjanin, cytowany przez atptour.com. - Gdy grasz w turnieju, musisz pokonać kilku facetów, którzy również chcą zwyciężyć. Musisz być od nich silniejszy.



- W każdym meczu musisz złamać psychicznie tych gości - kontynuował. - To naprawdę trudne, zwłaszcza w półfinałach i w finałach, gdy mierzysz się z najlepszymi, którzy sami próbują cię złamać i są w tym lepsi.

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ZAMKNIJ
Miedwiediew w zeszłym sezonie wszedł do ścisłej czołówki. Wygrał 59 meczów, zdobył cztery tytuły, zagrał w pięciu finałach, w tym w wielkoszlemowym US Open, a w rankingu ATP awansował na czwarte miejsce. Po raz kolejny podkreślił, że było to konsekwencją zebrania doświadczeń i zmiany podejścia.

- Przez ostatnie 2,5 roku staram się być bardzo profesjonalny we wszystkim, co robię. Poświęciłem swoje życie tenisowi. Chcę być jeszcze lepszy i grać lepiej. Chcę wygrywać jeszcze więcej meczów. To mój cel i nad tym pracuję - powiedział.


- Wygranie tak wielu meczów to nie tylko sprawa szczęścia. Gdybym wygrał tylko jeden turniej, np. w Cincinnati, a w kolejnych odpadał w I rundach, to można powiedzieć: "Ok, miałem szczęście, że w Cincinnati byłem w dobrej formie". Ale utrzymuję swój poziom, cieszę się z tego i mam nadzieję, że będę to robił jeszcze przez wiele lat - dodał.

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For Daniil, Depth Is A Diamond

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Hitting deep counted for more than speed of shot in Medvedev’s Cincinnati title run

It’s easy to be mesmerised by Daniil Medvedev’s unorthodox groundstrokes.

To better wrap your head around what makes the 6’6” Russian so potent from the back of the court, don’t focus on his flailing follow-throughs. Keep your eye on the ball as it travels like a laser beam to the other side of the court, and notice how deep it lands near the baseline.

Daniil dines on depth.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Medvedev’s maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati last summer, identifies that he never lost the depth battle in his six matches. Hitting the ball deep in the court is arguably the best thing you can do to force an error in tennis, as your opponent has to either move back to hit the ball in their strike zone or shorten their swing to successfully time the ball on the rise. Quite often, they do neither, and errors abound.

Deep Groundstrokes (Percentage Shots Deep Of Service Line)
In Medvedev’s opening round 6-2, 7-5 victory over Kyle Edmund, both players hit 85 per cent of their rally balls past the service line. From then on, Medvedev hit the ball deeper than every opponent. Overall, Medvedev hit on average 85 per cent of his shots past the service line, while opponents managed just 79 per cent.

Medvedev's Run To 2019 Cincinnati Title

Round
Opponent Opp. % Shots
Past Service Line
Med. % Shots
Past Service Line
Final
David Goffin 83%
88%
SF
Novak Djokovic 80%
82%
QF
Andrey Rublev 86%
91%
R16 Jan-Lennard Struff 77%
86%
R32
Benoit Paire 62%
79%
R64
Kyle Edmund 85%
85%
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Average 79%
85%
Winners & Unforced Errors
You would naturally associate hitting more winners with winning more matches, but it’s not always the case. Medvedev failed to hit more winners than his opponent in every match, and only 39 per cent (55/103) of overall winners came off the Russian’s racquet. In four of the six matches, Medvedev’s winners were all in single digits. His opponents were always in double digits, with Paire and Djokovic leading the way with 19 winners each in their respective matches against the Muscovite.

Where Medvedev did excel was committing fewer unforced errors. He only committed 41 per cent (103/250) of total unforced errors, and only once, against Djokovic, did he commit more (24-19) than his opponent.

Cross-Court & Down-The-Line
Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology uncovered that almost two out of three shots for both Medvedev and his opponents were directed cross-court, with the other third struck down-the-line. The Russian hit 63 per cent of his shots on average cross-court and 37 per cent down-the-line, which were the same combined percentages for his opponents.

Speed Of Shot
While Medvedev hit the ball significantly deeper (85% to 79%) past the service line than his opponents, his average groundstroke speed was slightly slower from both wings.

Average Forehand Speed

Medvedev = 72mph
Six Opponents = 73mph

Average Backhand Speed

Medvedev = 65mph
Six Opponents = 66mph

Medvedev has risen to No. 5 in the FedEx ATP Rankings and will be looking to defend his Western & Southern Open title in New York later this month. Of all the jewels in his game, depth is a diamond.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvede ... ugust-2020

[Damian]

Medvedev In Montreal: Memories of A Pivotal Week

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Two Top 10 wins on hard courts help Medvedev to break through

Winning breeds confidence and 12 months ago, one star was burning brightest of all. Daniil Medvedev, who had swapped sweets and croissants for a better diet to match his dedication and professionalism on the court, went on a tear.

After Nick Kyrgios narrowly beat him 7-6(8), 7-6(4) in the 2019 Citi Open final, the Russian travelled to Montreal, for arguably the pivotal moment of his career, when years of training and repetition came together — and ultimately propelled him on a path for the Top 5 in the FedEx ATP Rankings.

His 2019 Coupe Rogers performances were all the more remarkable when you consider that Medvedev had had to qualify the year before to play in Toronto, where he lost to Alexander Zverev in the 2018 third round of the main draw. In the build-up to Montreal, one year on, Medvedev had reached three ATP Tour finals in 2019 and earned a career total of four Top 10 scalps, including back-to-back victories, a few months earlier, over No. 8-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas and World No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

Now, returning to Canadian soil, the 23-year-old was the eighth seed. And, throughout the week, he was not just beating, but dominating great players, having found his rhythm and the right tactics, forged in partnership with his coach Gilles Cervara. Medvedev did not lose more than three games per set in his first three matches in Montreal. He beat No. 4 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-finals and earned a 6-1, 7-6(6) semi-final victory over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov, then ranked No. 8, took the player into unchartered territory.

While Rafael Nadal breezed past Medvedev 6-3, 6-0 in his first ATP Masters 1000 final, his education continued. And Medvedev has never looked back.

"It's one of two best tournaments I've played in my life," said Medvedev, of Montreal last year. "One was basically of course Tokyo, the only ATP 500 I won at this moment. Of course, to be in the final of a Masters 1000, I mean, it's an amazing achievement for me at this moment... Of course, I always say this: if you don't win the tournament, you are always disappointed. Even if you lose in a final of a Grand Slam, you will be disappointed."

With a booming serve, one of the flattest backhands and most unorthodox games on the ATP Tour, Medvedev was not downcast. The following week, he kept putting the ball back, continued to frustrate opponents and subsequently captured the Western & Southern Open crown, overcoming Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, for the second time, in the semi-finals, and David Goffin 7-6(3), 6-4 for the biggest trophy of his career.

Immediately touted as a favourite for the US Open, Medvedev, who’d been the World No. 16 on 14 January, fell, narrowly, one step short in the final. Hours after an outstanding campaign had ended with a five-set loss to Nadal, Medvedev rose to a career-high No. 4 on 9 September. He was the first player to accrue 50 match wins on the 2019 season.

“Of course, deep inside of me, I understand that what I've done these four weeks is amazing, even comparing to what I've done before,” said Medvedev. “I don't want to stop. I will always work to be better. I will try to do my best every day.”

Memories of Medvedev winning 20 out of 23 matches and reaching four straight finals on North American hard courts — only the third player to do so after Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi — remain vivid, ahead of the ATP Tour’s return this month.

While Medvedev would go onto lift two more trophies, the St. Petersburg Open (d. Coric) and the Rolex Shanghai Masters (d. Zverev), to extend his post-2019 Wimbledon streak to 29-3 and cement his place inside the Top 10, it was his week in Montreal that was pivotal in his rise to consistent, peak performance.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvede ... 9-memories

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How Will Medvedev's Return Go? Gilbert & McEnroe Weigh In

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Experts provide insight into the defending Western & Southern Open champion's chances as tennis returns

As tennis returns at the Western & Southern Open, will Daniil Medvedev shine brighter than ever before?

The World No. 5 made waves beginning with last year’s American hard-court swing, reaching the final of six consecutive tour-level events he played. The Russian won his first two ATP Masters 1000 titles (Cincinnati, Shanghai) and made an incredible run to the US Open championship match, in which he pushed Rafael Nadal to five sets. But after winning his first four matches of 2020 at the ATP Cup, Medvedev’s momentum slowed, losing three of four matches before the ATP Tour was suspended due to COVID-19.

According to former World No. 4 Brad Gilbert, the time off might have been a blessing in disguise.

“Maybe the break will help him regroup because he didn’t look like the same player he was last summer,” Gilbert said. “I think maybe the break will help him because he played a lot of tennis last year. He was one I thought about [who can do well as tennis returns]. He makes a lot of balls, moves well and maybe he had overplayed.

“He’s somebody who definitely wouldn’t surprise me if he won the tournament. It will be a good opportunity to regroup and he had such a great run last summer. He’s definitely someone who I put in the mix as one of the favourites to win it now, definitely.”

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Patrick McEnroe, the former doubles World No. 3, believes that while Medvedev’s abilities are clear, it might take time for him to get into a rhythm because of his physical, grinding game style.

“He strikes me as the kind of guy who needs matches and needs to play a lot… Obviously he’s got unbelievable upside, we know that,” McEnroe said. “He reminds me a little bit of Jim Courier where Courier needed to play a lot of matches. He’s got a little more feel for the ball, he’s not quite as physical. That’ll be interesting to see. To me he’s more of a guy who could get upset than a Djokovic or a Thiem early on. If he gets a couple matches in, then look out.”

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In a normal year, Medvedev would be facing the pressure of needing to defend the points he earned last year. The FedEx ATP Rankings traditionally operate on a "Best 18" results basis over 52 weeks, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now covering a period of 22 months (March 2019 – December 2020).

“All of a sudden maybe psychologically he’ll be able to relax more and just go out there and try to win matches,” Gilbert said.

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Medvedev isn’t looking too far ahead and thinking about lifting titles. He is taking it one match at a time at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, starting with his opening-round match at the Western & Southern Open against Marcos Giron or Mackenzie McDonald.

“I just want to see first where my game is at a tournament level, competitive level in ‘Cincinnati’, because we're going to almost 100 per cent see some unbelievable results, maybe some really bad games or some really good ones,” Medvedev said. “I don't know what to expect, because it's not usual that there are 150 players that didn't play a match in six months… I’m really curious [what will happen] and I am going to do my best to win as many matches as possible.”

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvede ... e-wso-2020

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Solid Medvedev Begins W&S Open Title Defence

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Russian star hits 16 winners on ATP Tour return

Daniil Medvedev made a winning start to his Western & Southern Open title defence on Monday when he overcame a spirited performance from qualifier Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-4 for a place in the third round.

Medvedev, who beat David Goffin in last year’s final held traditionally in Cincinnati, played on average four metres behind the baseline to weather any attack from Giron in the 90-minute encounter. It was Medvedev’s first tour-level match since 21 February when the Russian lost to Gilles Simon in the Open 13 Provence quarter-finals.

"I served well and I am pleased to have won, particularly against an opponent who has played three matches," Medvedev told TennisTV in a post-match interview. "I didn't play well from the baseline, but I got two breaks. I have a lot of things to improve, but that's for the next round. It was hotter today, the conditions were a little bit different."

The World No. 5 will now play qualifier Aljaz Bedene, who recovered from 1-3 down in the first set of a 7-6(5), 7-5 victory over Taylor Fritz.

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Medvedev broke serve on his third break point at 2-2, when Giron overhit a backhand long, and later missed out on clinching the set 6-3, when Giron saved a set point with his first ace. However, one game later, Medvedev closed out the 42-minute opener to love with Giron’s sixth groundstroke error.

Medvedev took control of the match with a 2-1 lead in the second set after striking a powerful inside-out forehand, then did well to save three break points to consolidate the service break. The 24-year-old hit 16 winners and committed just three errors on his forehand.

The ATP Masters 1000 tournament is being contested behind closed doors at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the venue of the US Open in New York, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic that suspended the ATP Tour for five months.

Medvedev reached six straight tour-level finals in 2019, including victories at two Masters 1000 tournaments in Cincinnati and at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, and went 29-3 post Wimbledon. He has been in the Top 5 of the FedEx ATP Rankings every week since 19 August 2019.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvede ... 020-monday

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