Daniił Miedwiediew

[Razing]

[arti]

Daniil Medvedev stormed past Joao Sousa 6-1, 6-1 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Monday, tying Roger Federer for the most tour-level wins this season.

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[Razing]

[Damian]

Monte Carlo 2019: pierwszy ćwierćfinał M-1000.

[10] Daniił Miedwiediew d. [6] Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 1-6 6-4

[arti]

Medvedev Beats Tsitsipas For Second Top 10 Win, Monte-Carlo Quarter-final Spot

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Daniil Medvedev may have captured four ATP Tour titles since the start of last year, but the Russian made a significant breakthrough at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday.
The 23-year-old defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 to advance to his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final after one hour and 45 minutes. Medvedev extends his unbeaten FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the #NextGenATP Greek to four matches, following three wins in hard-court encounters last year.
"It's a great achievement," Medvedev said. "I had only two wins on clay on the ATP Tour before this tournament. Now I have three [this week]... everything is perfect."
The 6'6" right-hander earned 80 per cent of points behind his first serve (20/25) to secure his second Top 10 victory (2-11). Medvedev claimed his first win over Top 10 opposition at 2017 Wimbledon, defeating Stan Wawrinka in four sets.
The Sofia Open winner becomes the first player to reach 20 tour-level victories this season (20-6). Medvedev has now reached the quarter-finals or better at four of his eight tournament appearances this year.
"In the third set I just went out there and thought, 'Okay I need to put every ball I can in the court'," Medvedev said. "Even being a break down, I finally managed to do it."
Tsitsipas was bidding to reach his second career ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final. The sixth seed claimed four consecutive Top 10 victories to advance to the Rogers Cup final last year (l. to Nadal).
Medvedev will meet World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. The 10th seed pushed Djokovic to four sets in their third FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting (0-3) at the Australian Open in January. Medvedev was one of just two players (also Shapovalov) who took a set from Djokovic at that tournament.

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[Razing]

[Damian]

Monte Carlo 2019: Pierwszy półfinał M-1000.

[10] Daniił Miedwiediew d. [1] Novak Djoković 6-3 4-6 6-2

[arti]

[arti]

[DUN I LOVE]

Równie istotne, co ten półfinał, jest też zwycięstwo nad aktualnym liderem rankingu. Stempel jakości.

[Robertinho]

Równie istotne, co ten półfinał, jest też zwycięstwo nad aktualnym liderem rankingu. Stempel jakości.

Łapię się na tym, co Ty. Niby najpierw kibicowałem mu tylko ironicznie, ale stopniowo coraz bardziej go lubię. No i nie sposób nie szanować jego gry: regularność, powtarzalność, świetne poruszanie i sprawność, świetny bh w biegu, świetny return, niezły w techniczny gierkach.

Na tle niesłychanie chimerycznej i ogólnie mało poważnej tenisowej młodzieży, bardzo na plus się wyróżnia ten zawodnik.

[DUN I LOVE]

Cóż, życzę Ci, abyś po jutrzejszym finale się w nim wręcz zakochał.

[Damian]

Medvedev Upsets Djokovic In Monte-Carlo

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Russian to face Lajovic for spot in Masters 1000 final
Daniil Medvedev entered the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters with two victories from 11 tour-level matches on clay, but that didn't stop the Russian from claiming the biggest victory of his career on Friday.

The 23-year-old stunned Novak Djokovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, breaking the two-time former champion on five occasions to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. Medvedev had lost each of his previous three FedEx ATP Head2Head encounters against Djokovic, but claimed his first victory over a World No. 1 after two hours and 20 minutes to move into the last four.

"It's definitely the best match of my career. Not in terms of level of tennis, but definitely by the result. [It's my] first Masters 1000 semi-final, beating No. 1 for the first time in my life," Medvedev said. "[It's] just amazing."

Two days ago, Medvedev owned a 1-11 record against opponents inside the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings. With back-to-back victories over World No. 8 Stefanos Tsitsipas and top-ranked Djokovic, the Sofia Open winner is two wins away from his maiden Masters 1000 crown.


Medvedev is just the second man to defeat Djokovic in nine quarter-finals at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. Belgian David Goffin became the first man to achieve the feat in 2017.

"He's got a very solid backhand. He doesn't make many mistakes from the backhand. He hits it very low with depth. A windy day like today, conditions are changing every single game. It's kind of tough to find the rhythm, and he doesn't give you much rhythm," Djokovic said. "He improved his movement a lot since last year. He definitely deserves to be where he is."

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Standing between Medvedev and a place in the final will be another Serbian oppponent; Dusan Lajovic. The World No. 48 backed up his shock win over World No. 5 Dominic Thiem with a 6-4, 7-5 victory against Italian qualifier Lorenzo Sonego.

Alongside his title run in Sofia, Medvedev also advanced to the championship match at the Brisbane International (l. to Nishikori). The four-time ATP Tour titlist owns a tour-leading 21 victories this season (21-6), which is three more than second-placed Roger Federer (18-2) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (18-8). Medvedev was one of just two players (also Shapovalov) to take a set from Djokovic at this year's Australian Open.


"He played worse than he did the times before and also I'm getting more experienced. I'm starting to make these top guys know that it's tough to play against me," Medvedev said. "In Australia he was at his best, but I made him run for the win and I was happy about my game. Here I knew if I kept up the level I had in Australia I would have my chances."

Under heavy winds on Court Rainier III, Medvedev made the perfect start with a service break in the opening game. The Russian proved impenetrable from the baseline, with Djokovic failing to find the court after pressing with his forehand in extended rallies. Medvedev maintained his level from the back of the court, keeping his error count low to break for a second time and take the opening set. Djokovic committed 21 unforced errors compared to Medvedev's six in the 39-minute opener.

Read: Why Djokovic's No. 1 Ranking Is Safe... For Now

But Djokovic found his rhythm, grabbing a 2-1 lead in the second set with impeccable touch. The World No. 1 brought Medvedev into the net behind a well-placed backhand drop shot, before grabbing the break with a backhand lob. Djokovic held his advantage through to 5-4, where he levelled the match with back-to-back aces.

Medvedev was not deterred, though, capitalising on three consecutive unforced errors from Djokovic to take a 3-1 lead in the decider. Two games later, the tenth seed outmanoeuvred Djokovic in net exchanges to grab a second break. Despite failing to serve out the match on his first opportunity, Medvedev broke Djokovic for the fifth time with a backhand winner to claim victory.

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Djokovic was bidding to reach his first tour-level semi-final since capturing a record-breaking seventh title at the Australian Open in January (d. Nadal). The World No. 1, who has lifted two titles in Monte-Carlo (2013, '15), drops to 34-11 at the opening Masters 1000 event of the European clay swing.

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[arti]

Monte Carlo SF:

12 Karen Chaczanow 2730
13 Danił Miedwiediew 2505
14 Borna Ćorić 2480

[Robertinho]

Cóż, życzę Ci, abyś po jutrzejszym finale się w nim wręcz zakochał.

[grzes430]

Elite Company: Medvedev Joins Federer, Nadal, Djokovic & Thiem In This Category

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Take a look back at Medvedev's career highlights to date, following his win over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Monte-Carlo
Daniil Medvedev has had a big week at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

On Friday, he upset World No. 1 and two-time champion Novak Djokovic to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. A day earlier, he knocked out World No. 8 Stefanos Tsitsipas. It marks the first time Medvedev has posted back-to-back wins over Top 10 opponents.

Earlier this week, the 23-year-old Russian matched Roger Federer's match wins total for the season, and he's since taken the tour lead (21-6 record including his quarter-final win). Medvedev also joins the likes of Federer, Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the top of another leaderboard: title leaders since 2018.

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Here’s a look at his career highlights to date:

1. He Has Won Four ATP Titles
Medvedev is one of only five players to have won four or more titles since the start of the 2018 season, joining Roger Federer (6), Rafael Nadal (5), Novak Djokovic (5) and Dominic Thiem (4).

Medvedev’s four titles have all come on hard courts:
2018 Sydney International, d. Alex de Minaur 16 64 75
2018 Winston-Salem Open, d. Steve Johnson 64 64
2018 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, d. Kei Nishikori 62 64
2019 Sofia Open, d. Marton Fucsovics 64 63

Read: Medvedev Cruises To Sofia Title

2. He Has The Most Hard Court Wins Since 2018
From the start of the 2018 season to the conclusion of the 2019 March Masters, Medvedev leads the tour in match wins on hard courts, with 55 to Federer's 54. Here are the hard-court leaders during that 15-month period:

Player Hard Court W-L Hard-Court Titles
Daniil Medvedev 55-21 4
Roger Federer 54-10 5
Stefanos Tsitsipas 46-25 2
Alexander Zverev 45-17 2
Novak Djokovic 44-9 4
Meanwhile, on clay, Medvedev's four match wins this week are twice as many as he’d posted in his entire career entering Monte-Carlo.

3. He Wasn’t Even Supposed To Be In Sydney For That Maiden Title
Medvedev was hoping to compete in Auckland rather than Sydney in January 2018 because his girlfriend (now wife) had a visa for New Zealand. He couldn’t get into the Auckland main draw, so ended up competing in Sydney as a qualifier. The 84th-ranked Medvedev posted main draw wins over Philipp Kohlschreiber and Fabio Fognini en route to the final, where he defeated home favourite de Minaur.

Read: Daniil Does It! Medvedev Wins First Title

“The first title changes anybody,” he reflects in his ATP My Story delivered by FedEx. “It gave me a big push in the year.”


4. His Biggest Title Came At The ATP 500 Tournament In Tokyo
Medvedev had to go through qualifying at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and followed with an impressive run to the ATP 500 title. He did not drop a set in defeating Diego Schwartzman, Martin Klizan, Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov. In the final, he conceded just six games against two-time champion Nishikori.

"I've been showing amazing tennis here,” he said at the time. “I'm happy that what I have been doing all season in practice, physical workouts, worked out here in Tokyo. This is my biggest title, so I'm just really happy."

Read: Medvedev Wins Biggest Title Yet In Tokyo

5. He Continues To Climb In The Rankings
Medvedev entered Monte-Carlo at a career-high No. 14 in the ATP Rankings, and will continue his climb after reaching his first Masters 1000 semi-final. He was outside the Top 60 at the start of August 2018, and broke into the Top 20 two months later following his title wins in Winston-Salem and Tokyo.

Read: Medvedev Masters Winson-Salem

“If someone at this moment had told me I would be Top 50 or Top 20 at one point, I would probably say, ‘Stop dreaming, maybe one day I’m going to be, but I’m not sure.’ And when you’re here, you just want to continue improving,” he says in his My Story interview.


6. He’s A #NextGenATP Graduate
Two years ago, Medvedev competed at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and reached the semi-finals. From that Class of 2017, half are inside the Top 20: Karen Khachanov (No. 12), Borna Coric (No. 13), Medvedev (No. 14) and Denis Shapovalov (No. 20). Meanwhile, 2017 alternate Stefanos Tsitsipas, whom Medevedev defeated in the Monte-Carlo third round, is No. 8.

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[arti]

Seventh seed Daniil Medvedev recorded an ATP Tour-best 23rd match win in 2019 after a 6-3, 6-2 win over American Mackenzie McDonald in 80 minutes. He now plays Chilean lucky loser Nicolas Jarry, who held his nerve and played a perfect deciding set tie-break to beat former World No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov, the No. 13 seed from Bulgaria, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) in two hours and three minutes. Jarry beat second seed Alexander Zverev in the second round on Wednesday.

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[Damian]

[arti]

Seventh-seeded Russian Medvedev lost just two of his first-service points and broke once in each set to stop the giant-killing run of Chilean lucky loser Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 in 86 minutes for a place in the last four.

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[arti]

Medvedev reached his first clay-court ATP Tour final with a thrilling 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 triumph against Nishikori, battling from a break down in the decider to eliminate the World No. 7 after two hours and 25 minutes. He will face 11-time champion Rafael Nadal or recent BNP Paribas Open titlist Dominic Thiem for the trophy.

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