Daniił Miedwiediew

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Po raz trzeci z rzędu Danił został sportowcem roku w Rosji według plebiscytu gaet Super Express.

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Wspaniałe wyróżnienie dla Daniła Miedwiediewa. Trzeci rok z rzędu

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Danił Miedwiediew został najlepszym sportowcem Rosji 2021 roku w plebiscycie gazety "Sport Expres". Dla tenisisty z Moskwy to trzecie z rzędu takie wyróżnienie.

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Marcin Motyka
25 Grudnia 2021, 07:22

Danił Miedwiediew, mistrz US Open 2021
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Mistrzyni US Open wybrana Sportową Osobowością Roku
Sezon 2021 był dla Daniła Miedwiediewa fantastyczny. Rosjanin wygrał US Open i zdobył pierwszy w karierze wielkoszlemowy tytuł, triumfował także w turniejach w Marsylii, na Majorce i w Toronto, z narodową reprezentacją zdobył ATP Cup i Puchar Davisa oraz awansował na drugie miejsce w rankingu ATP.
Te sukcesy nie przeszły bez echa w jego ojczyźnie. Miedwiediew został bowiem wybrany najlepszym sportowcem Rosji w plebiscycie gazety "Sport Express".


Na plebiscytowym podium tenisista wyprzedził lekkoatletkę Marię Lasitskene, mistrzynię olimpijską w skoku wzwyż, oraz pływaka Jewgienija Ryłowa, który w Tokio zdobył dwa złote medale indywidualnie oraz srebro w sztafecie.

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- Niewątpliwie dzięki zwycięstwu w US Open 2021 rok będzie dla mnie pamiętny - przyznał Miedwiediew w wywiadzie dla "Sport Expressu".

- Odniosłem wiele wartościowych zwycięstw, ale najbardziej wyróżniam pokonanie Djokovicia w finale US Open. Nie dość, że grałem dobrze, to jeszcze dla mnie był to mecz roku. Być może miałem spotkania, kiedy grałem jeszcze lepiej, ale to z Nowego Jorku najbardziej utkwiło mi w pamięci - podkreślił.


- Z kolei, jeśli mówimy o emocjach, największą radość sprawiły mi zwycięstwa w ATP Cup i Pucharze Davisa. Puchar ATP był pierwszym wielkim drużynowym turniejem naszego pokolenia. Stopniowo zbliżaliśmy się do sukcesu i osiągnęliśmy go. A triumfem w Pucharze Davisa zakończyliśmy udany rok dla rosyjskiego tenisa - dodał.

Miedwiediew trzeci raz z rzędu został wybrany sportowcem roku w Rosji.

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Stracił zegarek wart milion złotych. Przed meczem zostawił go w szatni

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Szatnia to miejsce, w którym pozostawione przez zawodników rzeczy są bezpieczne? Niekoniecznie. Przekonał się o tym Daniił Miedwiediew, którego po jednym z meczów spotkała przykra niespodzianka.

DF
23 Grudnia 2021, 13:49
Daniił Miedwiediew
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Co z udziałem Rafaela Nadala i Novaka Djokovicia w Australian Open? Dyrektor turnieju zabrał głos
Miniony sezon była dla Daniła Miedwiediewa jednym z najlepszych w karierze. Rosjanin wygrał wielkoszlemowy US Open i ponadto zakończył rok na 2. miejscu w rankingu ATP. Wyprzedza go tylko Novak Djoković. Miedwiediew miał jeszcze chrapkę na zwycięstwo w turnieju ATP Finals w Turynie. Przegrał jednak z Alexandrem Zverevem. Jak się później okazało, nie było to jego największe zmartwienie.
Rosjanin poszedł do szatni i dostrzegł, że nie ma tam jego zegarka. Włoskie media od razu doniosły, że chodziło o model marki Bovet 86. Jego wartość to około 200 tysięcy euro, co przy rosnącym kursie euro daje niemal milion złotych.


Miedwiediew natychmiast zgłosił kradzież na policję. Jak poinformował dziennik "La Stampa", sprawa wyjaśniła się w dość niecodzienny sposób.

Wszystko przez to, że najpewniej zegarek nie został skradziony. Prokurator Livia Loccia przyjęła taką tezę i jakiś czas później sprawa się wyjaśniła. Osoba z obsługi turnieju wysłana po odbiór ręczników z szatni znalazła zegarek na kaloryferze.

Co ciekawe przy pierwszej próbie oddania zegarka, działacz ATP został zatrzymany przez policję, która... widząc go na lotnisku, stwierdziła, że sama zwróci czasomierz Rosjaninowi.

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Medvedev Among Stars To Hit The Practice Court At The ATP Cup

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Berrettini and Sinner also trained in Sydney on Tuesday
World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev doubled up on the practice court in Sydney Tuesday as the countdown began to Russia’s defense of the ATP Cup, which begins on New Year’s Day.

Spearheading Russia’s title defense, Medvedev had a morning practice session on Ken Rosewall Arena with Aussie Alex de Minaur, whom he will meet next week in group play. The 2020 Nitto ATP Finals champion returned to KRA mid afternoon for another session with 20-year-old Australian Rinky Hijikata, who is No. 375 in the FedEx ATP Rankings.

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Medvedev, who led the ATP Tour with 63 match wins last season, is expected to challenge Novak Djokovic’s stranglehold on World No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings during the 2022 season and will be keen to start the year strong in Sydney. The 25-year-old boasts an 8-1 record at ATP Cup and last year dropped just one set in his four victories, which included three Top 10 wins over Alexander Zverev, Diego Schwartzman and Matteo Berrettini.

Other Top 10 players to hit the practice court yesterday included Italian Top 10 stars Berrettini and Jannik Sinner and World No. 8 Casper Ruud.

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Running 1-9 January, ATP Cup will be staged in the first week of the 2022 ATP Tour season alongside ATP 250 events in Adelaide and Melbourne. The 2022 tournament will feature a 16-team field in four groups and be hosted across two venues in Sydney – Ken Rosewall Arena and the Qudos Bank Arena – both at Sydney Olympic Park. The four group winners will contest the knockout stage – to be played exclusively at Ken Rosewall Arena – from 7 January.

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Scouting Report: Medvedev Leads Russia At ATP Cup, Nadal Back In Action

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An executive summary of what every fan should know about the coming week
The ATP Tour begins the season with a packed schedule in Australia to kick off 2022. The top stars will compete across three events, with the ATP Cup and two ATP 250 events in Week One.

At the ATP Cup, 16 countries will face off for the title, with the four group winners advancing to the semi-finals. Top 10 stars Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Matteo Berrettini, Casper Ruud and Hubert Hurkacz lead their countries in Sydney.

Rafael Nadal headlines the field at the Melbourne Summer Set, and Gael Monfils and Sebastian Korda feature at the Adelaide International 1.

FOUR THINGS TO WATCH AT THE ATP CUP
1) Defending Champion: Russia will aim to retain its trophy this year at the third edition of the ATP Cup. The 2021 champion went 4-0 last year and will once again be led by World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev.

The 25-year-old, who is joined by Roman Safiullin and Evgeny Karlovskiy, holds an 8-1 singles record at the tournament, with his only defeat coming against Novak Djokovic in 2020. Russia will have to overcome tough competition in Sydney against home country Australia, France and Italy in Group B.


2) Italian Power: Italy reached the final at the ATP Cup in 2021 and the European country is in a strong position to enjoy another deep run this year. Ttwo Top 10 stars — World No. 7 Matteo Berrettini and 20-year-old Jannik Sinner, who cracked the Top 10 in the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time in November — will provide tough opposition in the singles.

Berrettini won three of his four matches at the event last season, earning victories against Dominic Thiem, Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut. Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego will make their ATP Cup debuts, while veterans Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini return.

3) Tsitsipas, Zverev & Ruud Lead Their Nations: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud enjoyed strong 2021 seasons, winning 13 tour-level titles between them. Zverev captured the Nitto ATP Finals crown in November and will aim to carry his momentum into the ATP Cup. The 24-year-old leads Germany in Group C and will face Cameron Norrie (Great Britain), Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) and Taylor Fritz (United States) in singles action.

Tsitsipas is making his third appearance for Greece at the ATP Cup and will play World No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz (Poland), Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) and Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) in Group D. Ruud won five tour-level titles last year and reached the semi-finals at the Nitto ATP Finals. The 23-year-old went 2-1 at the ATP Cup in 2021 and will lead Norway against Chile, Serbia and Spain in Group A.

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4) Decisive Doubles: At the ATP Cup, an experienced doubles team is vital if you want to have a title run in Sydney. Last year, seven of the 15 ties were won in the deciding doubles match.

This year’s tournament will feature some of the leading doubles stars on the ATP Tour. Great Britain will call on Toronto and US Open champion Joe Salisbury and former World No. 1 Jamie Murray, while Germany will look to Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz. The United States will utilise the experience of Rajeev Ram, who has won 22 tour-level titles.

THREE THINGS TO WATCH IN MELBOURNE
1) Nadal Is Back: Spaniard Rafael Nadal will return to action for the first time since playing at the Citi Open in August when he competes at the Melbourne Summer Set. The 35-year-old is the top seed at the ATP 250 event and will be aiming to add to his 88 tour-level titles when he takes to court.

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2) Headline Acts: In a stacked field, two-time tour-level titlist Reilly Opelka, World No. 28 Grigor Dimitrov and South Africa’s Lloyd Harris will all battle for the trophy. Opelka reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Toronto last year, while Dimitrov enjoyed a run to the last four in Indian Wells.

After a standout season, Harris arrives in Melbourne at a career-high No. 31 in the ATP Rankings. The 24-year-old reached the championship match in Dubai last year and advanced to the semi-finals in Antwerp.

3) Goffin & Anderson Bring Experience: David Goffin and Kevin Anderson have both enjoyed long stints inside the Top 10, with Goffin climbing to No. 7, while Anderson cracked the top five. Current World No. 39 Goffin earned his fifth tour-level title in Montpellier last season, but has not competed since the US Open.

Former Wimbledon finalist Anderson returned to the winners' circle for the first time since 2019 when he triumphed in Newport in July.

THREE THINGS TO WATCH IN ADELAIDE
1) Monfils Leads The Way: Gael Monfils will make his debut at the ATP 250 in Adelaide and will look to clinch his first tour-level title since 2020 when he triumphed in Rotterdam. The 35-year-old, who reached the final in Sofia last year, will return to action for the first time since competing on home soil at the Rolex Paris Masters in November.


2) American Charge: Sebastian Korda rose from outside the Top 100 in the ATP Rankings to a career-high No. 38 in October in 2021. The 21-year-old won his first tour-level title in Parma last season and finished the year strongly by enjoying a run to the championship match at the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals. He will be aiming to continue his momentum in Adelaide.

Countryman Frances Tiafoe also made waves on the ATP Tour last year, with Tiafoe reaching the final in Vienna. The 23-year-old will compete at the ATP 250 event in Adelaide for the first time.

3) Tournament Standouts Return: Russia’s Karen Khachanov reached the semi-finals of the event last year when it was temporarily moved to Melbourne due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 29-year-old will be targeting a deeper run in 2022. Tommy Paul, who was a semi-finalist at the inaugural edition of the event in 2020, earned his maiden tour-level title in Stockholm in November in his final tournament of the season.

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Medvedev Thriving Under Pressure As Russia Aims To Defend ATP Cup Title

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Russia plays Australia, France and Italy in Group B

Daniil Medvedev says he is enjoying the good feeling that currently surrounds Russian tennis, as he leads his nation into the 2022 ATP Cup.

“Last year was amazing for Russian tennis in general…and I think that's what can, again, help us a lot this week because everybody is expecting us to do well," Medvedev said. "I mean, usually, you know, I like this kind of pressure. It makes you play better.”

The World No. 2, who holds an impressive 8-1 record in ATP Cup singles, spoke positively at Russia’s pre-tournament press conference, while acknowledging the challenge that lies ahead in Sydney.

“It's never easy to start the season," Medvedev added. "Out of three matches only one team comes out of the group, so you need to win as many matches as possible. Ask yourself as few questions as possible, just try to win matches.”

Team Russia received a late boost with the appointment of Gilles Cervara as team captain, who described it as “a great honour and experience for me to be the captain of the team.” They start its Group B campaign against Cervara’s native France on Sunday, before ties against home favourites Australia and Matteo Berrettini-led Italy.



On the playing roster, the late withdrawals of Andrey Rublev, Aslan Karatsev and Evgeny Donskoy have dealt a blow to Russia’s title defence, but this has been countered with the call up of Roman Safiullin (World No. 167) and Evgeny Karlovskiy (World No. 269).

Safiullin in particular has fond memories of playing Down Under, winning the Australian Open Junior Crown in 2015: “For myself I'm not expecting anything. I just will do the best I can do here and at Australian Open quallies.”

Safiullin is no stranger to Medvedev either, who spoke of his past meetings with his new teammate: “He was super tough to beat in juniors. I don't think we’ve ever played as professionals, but when I knew that Roman was in my draw in juniors, I was shaking. We played a lot of finals, semi-finals, a lot of matches, some were like three-hour, three-set matches. A lot of fun.”

The team will be hoping this familiarity pays off on the doubles court, with lead player Medvedev ready to step into a deciding rubber, should he be called upon. “I practiced two times with Roman these last few days," Medvedev said. "We actually played quite well, trying to talk our way through. Of course, it's never easy. I think what is good that we are going to have three opportunities.

“I feel a lot of confidence coming into this year, and I am going to play really strong guys already in the group stage. I just want to try to win my match and get the point for the team.”

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Medvedev Eager To Meet 'Virtual' Teammate

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Medvedev urges tourists to visit Red Square in Moscow
Daniil Medvedev won all four of his matches to help guide Russia to ATP Cup glory in 2021 in the second edition of the event.

The World No. 2, who captured four tour-level titles in 2021, will once again lead his country at the 16-team tournament as Russia aims to retain its crown in Sydney.

Ahead of his opening match, the 25-year-old spoke to ATPTour.com about the Russian team, his earliest tennis memories and more.

If you could take one shot from any current Russian player and add it to your game, what would it be?
It is difficult because I like my game! I want to say Andrey’s forehand, but then I would have to change my game completely and I am not sure that is good. But I would say Andrey’s forehand because it is so huge.

Who on the team would most likely be late for practice or a team dinner?
That would definitely be me. I am not sure about Evgeny [Karlovskiy] and Alexander [Shevchenko], because with Alexander we are really good virtual friends because we play a lot of PlayStation together, but it is going to be the first time I meet him in real life, so I don’t know if he is late or not. But I know I am late a lot of the time, which I don’t like, so it has to be me.

Can you describe the personality of your teammates in a few quick words?
Roman [Safiullin], is really calm. He thinks a lot, sometimes he overthinks. Evgeny is really easy going. He is the soul of the team. With Alexander, I know him only virtually, but he seems really funny and easy going and we were texting a lot in the past few days because I was helping him with his visa as he needed to get it within one or two days. He is really happy to come and is a great kid.



Tell me about your first tennis club in Russia?
There is a swimming pool in Moscow, which is quite famous and, almost like on top of the swimming pool, there was one court, carpet, and that is where I practised for the first four years from six until 10. A lot of good memories from there. Sometimes 12 guys on the same court and a lot of fun. Until I was 17, Russia has a strong winter with a lot of rain in autumn and spring and we were practising on taraflex. That is probably the fastest surface you can imagine, faster than carpet.

Which Russian players inspired you when you were growing up?
Unfortunately I didn’t see [Yevgeny] Kafelnikov play, I was too young and not that interested in tennis yet. I grew up watching mostly Marat [Safin] and Nikolay Davydenko and a little bit [Mikhail] Youzhny when I started playing juniors. They were the three biggest names I enjoyed watching and I enjoyed cheering for them in front of my TV.

Three things you love about Russia?
That is dangerous because I can’t say everything. I am really like the level of Russian food, but I am not talking about Russian cuisine itself, but about the food in general, I find it a really high level. Secondly, I really like Moscow; I am from there and really like the city. I enjoy coming back as much as I can if it doesn’t disrupt my tennis. Let’s go with the nightlife for the third one.

Where should tourists visit in Russia?
Red Square. That is easy. When you are born in a city and you have it in front of your feet, that is when you almost start forgetting about it and people will ask you, ‘are you going to Red Square’, and I don’t think I have been there for four or five years. People definitely should visit Red Square.

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