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Does Medvedev Miss Having Djokovic & Nadal On His Half? Not Quite!

Spoiler:

The Russian will play Tsitsipas in the last eight
One of the glaring takeaways from this year’s Roland Garros draw was that World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were on the same half. Daniil Medvedev, who is on the opposite half and reached the quarter-finals on Sunday, does not mind how that worked out.

“Novak and Rafa, they proved so many times that they are such great champions, especially in Grand Slams, that of course the further [along in the tournament] you encounter them, the better,” Medvedev said. “Having them on the other part of the draw, I think me, [Stefanos] Tsitsipas, [Alexander] Zverev, we are all happy in a way because we know we can make [the] final without seeing them. Then [we can] get the chance to beat them in the final, which is the best chance possible.

“Especially talking about Rafa, he [has] won 13 times here. He barely loses a set. The further you meet him, the better. Maybe somebody can try to beat him before.”

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Medvedev has only lost one set through four matches, and that came in the second round against American Tommy Paul. The reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion arrived in France with an 0-4 record at the clay-court major, but now he is just three victories from lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires. Could a love affair between Medvedev and Roland Garros be budding?

“Hopefully. I can never know the future, but I hope so. I hope that I can come many years in a row here, make great results, maybe win it one day,” Medvedev said. “That's definitely a better feeling than losing the first round, going home on Tuesday like I think two or three times I lost here Sunday. It's not a good feeling. I hope it's going to be better with every year.”

The 25-year-old has said from the start of the tournament how comfortable he is with the tennis ball being used in this event. The Russian expanded on what has been going well on Sunday.

“I learned that [at] Roland Garros, I need to play like on hard courts because it’s bouncing low and fast. I don't know if it was like this before and I was just unlucky with the draw. Also, I like the balls,” Medvedev said. “I can move really well on clay. For this I need to have good shots. If you don't have good shots, good players on clay, they start to move you all around the court and you have no chance to get back into the point. That's what was happening in many tournaments many times.

“Here I’m able with these balls, with these conditions, to make shots that [are] not going to let my opponent attack me straightaway. Then I can take control of the game and be a great mover on clay. That's one part that I've learned.”


Medvedev will play 2020 Paris semi-finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last eight. The Russian leads the pair’s ATP Head2Head series 6-1.

“Playing Stefanos in [the] quarters, by the results this year on clay, he's definitely in top three, top four, together with Sascha, Novak, and Rafa on clay,” Medvedev said. “I'm really looking forward to this match and what I can propose him.”

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[Damian]

Cervara On Medvedev: 'When He Feels Good, He Can Do Big, Big Things'

Spoiler:

Medvedev is into his first Roland Garros quarter-final
Daniil Medvedev has made a clay-court breakthrough this fortnight, advancing to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, where he had previously not won a match.

His longtime coach, Gilles Cervara, is pleased with the accomplishment, saying “It’s a good feeling to add another one in our career. It’s a great feeling.”

Medvedev has often joked in the past about his play on clay and hoping to win his first match at Roland Garros this year. But now, the Russian is into the last eight with the loss of just one set. The second seed also quietly has moved closer to taking the No. 1 FedEx ATP Ranking from Novak Djokovic, which he can accomplish by winning the title or by making the final without Djokovic also reaching the championship match.

ATPTour.com spoke to Cervara on Sunday about all of that and more.

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I’m sure you’ve seen all the talk and Daniil has joked all the time about not having a win at Roland Garros. Does that make it especially nice that he’s found such good form in Paris?
For me, I try not to listen too much about this. When you are a coach, in the previous weeks he started to [talk] about the clay, that he doesn’t like the clay. As a coach, you cannot trust this. You cannot listen to this, you cannot stop on this. That’s my feeling, that’s my opinion. We will fight to get into the semi-final now. It’s your job. Of course you are able to win and play on clay courts.

Was one of the big things for you ahead of this tournament making sure he focuses on that and not the other stuff?
On the first day when we arrived in Paris, I was almost sure it would be a great tournament like he said in the press. But as a coach, after his first feeling here in practice [when he said he felt good], also for this I didn’t listen to [what he said in press]. I understood that he felt good. If he feels good, that’s great.

But now we’re going to see day after day, and especially after the first match how he is going to fight, how he is going to behave on the court. That will be the only proof that he is in good shape and a good mindset.


He had a tough first opponent, Alexander Bublik. When did you first realise that Daniil was feeling good?
I would say every day on court in practice, the four days we practised here. He won every set he played against his opponents and when he was in trouble, he didn’t say any words. That’s when I felt, 'Okay, maybe he is right, he feels good and it’s not [words].'

At this moment, I felt we could have an opportunity to do something okay. After that, during every match it was like, 'Okay, let’s see.' I didn’t expect amazing things, but I was ready for big things, because I know Daniil and I know when he feels good, he can do big, big things.

You mentioned it was a good sign that he wasn’t saying much in tough moments on court. Was that something that you told him, that it wasn’t a good thing that earlier in the clay season he would talk too much on court?
Of course. It’s tough to say to a player, 'Don’t talk' when he wants to talk, especially with Daniil. It’s more when he talks, something is wrong, something needs to be improved inside himself. That’s his job, that’s our job and his mental coach’s job with him, to improve this. It’s not like, ‘Okay, I stop talking’ and it works. It’s more [for him to think], 'I’m in a good mindset, so when it’s tough, I don’t feel the need to talk.'

Daniil has mentioned a few times in press how he likes the ball and the bounce in Paris. Do you feel the conditions are different this year?
I don’t think it’s different this year, but it’s different for him. It’s different for him because here in Paris it’s warm this year, so there is a lot of sun. The balls get faster and with more life in the bounce, so of course it’s great for him.

Not the clay, but inside the court, the ground is stronger than in Rome and Madrid. It’s not as soft. It changes everything. Small details can change everything for the player’s feeling, and that is what happened in Daniil.

We’ve seen on hard courts that Daniil gets in zones where he just doesn’t miss and it drives opponents crazy. Do you see him almost playing like that in Paris where he’s just settling into those types of rallies?
Yes, of course. That’s exactly what I just saw in his match today [against Cristian Garin]. In the first two sets it was like he didn’t miss. He plays in his zone because he doesn’t think, he has his automatism (the performance of actions without conscious thought) and his game puts his opponent in trouble.


How amazing is it that Daniil has a real chance to get to World No. 1 this tournament?
Of course I will not think about this. The points, the record, the ranking, of course I do care. But during the tournament, the most important thing is that you try to play and be the best you can on the court during the match. If you are good, the rest is coming. But I don’t think about World No. 1 at all.

Next up is Stefanos Tsitsipas. How much does having such a good record against him help Daniil’s confidence?
I wish yes. In reality, I don’t know. It’s not the first time that they’ve played against each other on clay, because they played in Monte Carlo in 2019. It’s great that he has already beaten Tsitsipas.

If you could pick one thing that’s most important for Daniil the rest of the tournament, what would that be?
That’s tough, [there are] so many things. But as I know him, I will say to feel that he can play his tennis without thinking. [It is important that he is] feeling that his tennis is efficient and doesn’t make him think too much. Kind of reacting, but not 100 per cent. It’s to be in his automatism without thinking about anything else.

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MEDVEDEV WARNS: WRITE ME OFF AT YOUR PERIL

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Russian world No.2 's fourth-round triumph puts Tstisipas on notice

Medvedev VS Garin - Huitième de finale Roland-Garros 2021
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Round by round, Daniil Medvedev is confounding critics at will on his way to a maiden Roland-Garros quarter-final.

It is not the No.2 seed’s overriding objective, by any means; more part and parcel of blitzing all before him – free of fuss – as he continues to break new ground.

The Russian quashed any threat of his Madrid conqueror Cristian Garin banking on a repeat, in a dominant 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 victory on Sunday.

From a man who had never won a match on clay in Paris before 2021, Medvedev has conceded only one set en route to a rematch of his Australian Open semi-final against fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The 25-year-old, it seems, is a sponge for knowledge as he improves by the day on this once baffling surface.

“I learned that Roland-Garros, I need to play like on hard courts because [it] is bouncing low and fast. I don't know if it was like this before and I was just unlucky with the draw,” Medvedev said.

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“Definitely what I learned, that I can move really well on clay. For this I need to have good shots. If you don't have good shots, good players on clay, they start to move you all around the court… Here I'm able with these balls, with these conditions, to make shots that [are] not going to let my opponent attack me straightaway.

“Then I can take control of the game and be a great mover on clay. That's one part that I learned.”

Unlike his tormentor, Garin could not have been more at home on clay. He owns five career titles on it, even claiming the Roland-Garros junior trophy eight years ago.

The Chilean had already used a get-out-of-jail card in the second round, where he denied Mackenzie McDonald from a couple of match points down, and if he was to do the same against Medvedev, it would have to be from a couple of sets down.

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— Daniil Medvedev (@DaniilMedwed) June 6, 2021
Both men had their right arm worked on early in the third set, however, it was the Russian who returned in no mood for a protracted ordeal.

Successive loose errors from Garin planted the seed of doubt at 5-all. Dragged well wide, the world No.2 pulled off back-to-back forehand winners and raised his arms to the crowd’s roars of approval each time.

Two more winners off the forehand and an ace delivered three match points. A backhand ripped deep into the corner two points later saw off Garin and set the crowd off again.

Four months ago, Medvedev easily accounted for Tsitsipas at Melbourne Park and despite holding a 6-1 advantage from their encounters, he is well aware the Greek has become one of the men to beat on clay.

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— Daniil Medvedev (@DaniilMedwed) June 6, 2021
“Playing Stefanos in quarters, by the results this year on clay, he's definitely in top three, top four, together with Sascha, Novak, and Rafa on clay,” Medvedev said. “I'm really looking forward to this match.”

Given his affinity for all things French – he has resided there, woos the crowds fluently en Français and boasts French companies in his stable of sponsors – Medvedev knows a little ground work won’t go astray ahead of his quarter-final showdown.

“I hope people who are watching on TV will think ‘Oh, he speaks French, he's nice, we will support him’,” Medvedev told Fabrice Santoro in his on-court interview.

As chants of “Daniil! Daniil! Daniil!” rang out, he acknowledged with a rallying cry.

“Mardi, s’il vous plait” – Tuesday, please.

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RG21: 4. wielkoszlemowy ćwierćfinał.


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[2] Daniił Miedwiediew d. [22] Cristian Garin 6‑2 6‑1 7‑5

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Roland Garros: Danił Miedwiediew przezwyciężył niechęć do paryskiej mączki. Ale nie do Stefanosa Tsitsipasa

Spoiler:

Danił Miedwiediew dotarł do ćwierćfinału Roland Garros 2021 i odkrył sekret, jak ma radzić sobie na paryskich kortach. Zdaje się, że Rosjanin przezwyciężył niechęć do gry na mączce. Ale antypatia do Stefanosa Tsitsipasa wciąż mu nie minęła.
Marcin Motyka
Marcin Motyka
08 Czerwca 2021, 11:07

Danił Miedwiediew
PAP/EPA / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON / Na zdjęciu: Danił Miedwiediew



Roland Garros: Rafael Nadal zgasił zapał Jannika Sinnera. Będzie powtórka zeszłorocznego półfinału
"Nienawidzę mączki", "To najgorsza nawierzchnia na świecie. Ale jeśli chcesz być brudny jak pies, to nie oceniam" - mówił pod nosem Danił Miedwiediew 12 maja podczas przegranego 2:6, 4:6 meczu II rundy turnieju ATP w Rzymie z Asłanem Karacewem. Minął niespełna miesiąc, a z ust Rosjanina nie padają stwierdzenia, że na kortach ziemnych nie da się grać.
Odkrył sekret


Ta zmiana nastawienia ma też odbicie w wynikach. Miedwiediew w ciągu siedmiu dni w Paryżu wygrał już cztery mecze. Dla porównania w okresie od maja 2019 roku do maja 2021 zwyciężył w zaledwie jednym z ośmiu rozegranych spotkań na czerwonej nawierzchni.

Skąd wziął się ten postęp? Miedwiediew uważa, że jest to zasługa sprzyjających mu warunków. - Nauczyłem się, że nawet na mączce naprawdę dobrze poruszam się po korcie. Muszę jednak dobrze uderzać. A tutaj, w takich warunkach i tymi piłkami, mogę zagrywać takie uderzenia, by rywal nie mógł mnie od razu zaatakować. Wtedy mogę przejąć kontrolę nad grą - mówił, cytowany przez agencję AP, po pokonaniu Cristiana Garina w IV rundzie.

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ZAMKNIJ
Miedwiediew jest w pierwszym w karierze ćwierćfinale Rolanda Garrosa i teraz czeka go ambicjonalny mecz. Zmierzy się ze Stefanosem Tsitsipasem. Obaj - delikatnie rzecz ujmując - nie darzą się sympatią.


"Gówniany Rosjanin"

Ich niechęć rozpoczęła się od utarczki słownej podczas meczu w turnieju w Miami w 2018 roku. Miedwiediew miał za złe Tsitsipasowi, że ten nie przeprosił go za zagranie piłki po taśmie. Twierdził też, iż Grek nazwał go "gównianym Rosjaninem".

Od tamtej pory są w złej relacji. Miedwiediew najczęściej zbywa pytania o stosunek do Tsitsipasa. Grek odnosi się do tego chętniej, lecz są to odpowiedzi wymijające. - Chemia między nami nie jest najlepsza. Ale tak to już jest z ludźmi, nie można lubić wszystkich. Nie chodzi o to, że go nienawidzę. Na pewno go szanuję. Choć, jak on powiedział, nie pójdziemy razem na kolację - mówił tenisista z Aten w czasie ATP Finals 2019.

- Mogłem kiedyś powiedzieć, że jego tenis jest nudny, ale nie sądzę, żeby grał nudno. Po prostu gra wyjątkowo mądrze - powiedział z kolei przed ich ostatnim meczem - półfinałem Australian Open 2021, wygranym przez Rosjanina.


Mączkę polubił, Tsitsipasa - nie

Miedwiediew od początku Roland Garros 2021 w wypowiedziach medialnych tryska dobrym humorem. Brwi zmarszczył tylko, gdy usłyszał pytanie o relację z Tsitsipasem. - Wydaje mi się, że szanujemy się nawzajem jako tenisiści, ale nie za bardzo na poziomie osobistym - powiedział o Greku w wywiadzie dla Eurosportu.

Cóż, Rosjanin przezwyciężył niechęć do gry na ceglanej mączce. Ale pozbycie się antypatii do Tsitsipasa - to już mu się pewnie nie uda.

Mecz Miedwiediewa z Tsitsipasem rozpocznie się o godz. 21:00.

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Medvedev On Tsitsipas: 'I Didn't Expect Such A Great Level From Him'

Spoiler:

Russian loses chance at securing World No. 1 in Paris
Daniil Medvedev is typically the player who confounds opponents on the court. But after losing in straight sets against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday evening in the Roland Garros quarter-finals, the Russian admitted that the Greek — whom he called “a great player" — surprised him early on with his impressive play. The second seed was never able to fully recover.

“That's why it went so easy on his side, because I didn't expect such a great level from him,” Medvedev said. “I felt like I played good guys like [Alexander] Bublik, [Cristian] Garin, Tommy Paul actually, who played good from baseline. I felt that I was on top of them in the rallies, so I felt I could continue doing this today like on the hard courts.

“It was not the case so I had to change. I had to go more aggressive. I feel I've done a lot of good things today, but it was not enough to win, and that's unfortunate.”

Medvedev arrived in Paris with an 0-4 record at the clay-court major, but he found his footing on the terre battue with victories against dangerous foes in Alexander Bublik, Tommy Paul, Reilly Opelka and Cristian Garin. In those matches, the World No. 2 dropped just one set. But against Tsitsipas, the Greek was simply better.

“Every time I don't win a tournament, it's kind of a disappointment,” Medvedev said. “I was feeling good straight away, so I was like, ‘I can do good results.’ But before coming here, if anybody would tell me I would be in [the] quarters losing to Tsitsipas in a tough match, I would sign. I will not lie, I would sign, especially being 0-4 in the first rounds before.”

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Medvedev had two set points in the second set and led by a break in the third set, so the match was closer than the scoreline. The Russian just was unable to capitalise on his openings to put even more pressure on the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals champion.

“I think [it was a] great tournament, great fight today. I was fighting until the last point,” Medvedev said. “If we talk about the last point, that was tactically [what] I wanted to do [with] this serve, it was not that I wanted to leave the court or anything.”

The Russian was referencing match point, when he hit an underarm serve and rushed to the net. Tsitsipas replied by crushing a backhand to seal his victory after two hours and 19 minutes.

“I was thinking about it during the whole match, that maybe [on an] important point I could do it, because my opinion [is] that he was quite far back in the court, so that can always work,” Medvedev said. “But I didn't see the opportunity before, and this one I felt that he was kind of on top of me, so I thought it's going to be a good choice to bring him [a] surprise. I sometimes do it in practice. Usually guys are a bit surprised.

“It didn't work out at all. He had an easy ball to finish. He made it. But again, as I said, it was tactical, and I won't say it was a mistake. It was something that I dared to do and just maybe next time I won't do it knowing that he's ready.”

Besides losing an opportunity at reaching the semi-finals, the Russian also missed a chance to claim the No. 1 spot in the FedEx ATP Rankings this fortnight. If Medvedev won the title, or if he reached the final and Novak Djokovic failed to do so, the 25-year-old would have climbed to World No. 1 next Monday.

Now the Russian’s chances at making the top of tennis’ mountain during the grass season will depend on how Djokovic performs the rest of Roland Garros. For now, Medvedev leaves Paris knowing he gave all he had against Tsitsipas, and just fell short.

“I was fighting, I was adjusting my tactics after the first set where he was definitely much better than me,” Medvedev admitted. “He was up a break [in the second set], I tried to fight back, and I feel like he won a great tennis match.”

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Danił Miedwiediew zły na organizatorów Rolanda Garrosa. "Wolą Amazona od kibiców"

Spoiler:

Po porażce ze Stefanosem Tsitsipasem Danił Miedwiediew był zły na organizatorów Rolanda Garrosa, że mecz odbywał się w sesji nocnej. - Jestem rozczarowany. Nasz mecz był hitem dnia, ale Roland Garros wolał Amazona od kibiców - skrytykował.
Marcin Motyka
Marcin Motyka
09 Czerwca 2021, 08:10

Danił Miedwiediew
PAP/EPA / ANDY RAIN / Na zdjęciu: Danił Miedwiediew



Rafał Smoliński: Cyrk w Paryżu. Iga Świątek na to nie zasłużyła [OPINIA]
Danił Miedwiediew w ćwierćfinale zakończył najlepszy w karierze start w Rolandzie Garrosie. We wtorek Rosjanin przegrał 3:6, 6:7(3), 5:7 ze Stefanosem Tsitsipasem.
- Nie spodziewałem się po nim tak wysokiego poziomu - mówił, cytowany przez "L'Equipe". - Pokonałem tu dobrych rywali jak Bublik, Paul i Garin. Podczas meczów z nimi czułem, że prowadzę wymiany, więc mogłem grać tak, jak na korcie twardym. Ale z Tsitsipasem tak nie było. Musiałem coś zmienić i być bardziej agresywny. Zrobiłem wiele dobrych rzeczy, ale to nie wystarczyło, by wygrać.



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Rosjanin próbował wielu sposobów, by zaskakiwać rywala. Przy meczbolu zdecydował się na serwis od dołu. - To nie było tak, że chciałem jak najszybciej opuścić kort - zastrzegł. - Przez cały mecz myślałem, by to zrobić, bo on był daleko ustawiony do returnu. Pomyślałem, że nadszedł dobry moment, by go zaskoczyć. Ale mi nie wyszło i on miał łatwą piłkę do skończenia.

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ZAMKNIJ
Po meczu tenisista z Moskwy skrytykował organizatorów. Od tego roku w Rolandzie Garrosie organizowane są sesje nocne. Mecze na korcie na korcie Philippe'a Chatiera rozpoczynają się o godz. 21:00, a prawa do ich transmisji ma platforma Amazon. Jednak ze względu na obowiązujące we Francji restrykcje te pojedynki odbywają się bez kibiców (od środy to ulegnie zmianie).

- Jestem rozczarowany. Nasz mecz był hitem dnia, ale Roland Garros wolał Amazona od kibiców - grzmiał. - To zabawne, bo w poniedziałek rozpocząłem oglądać trzeci sezon serialu o Formule 1 "Drive of Survival" i pierwszy odcinek ma tytuł "Cash is King". To było na początku pandemii, gdy kierowcy byli w Australii. Zapytano Lewisa Hamiltona, co myśli o warunkach wyścigu. Odpowiedział: "Nie wiem, co tu robimy". Więc dostał pytanie, dlaczego idą dalej. Odparł: "Pieniądz jest królem". Cóż, tu jest tak samo.


- Chcę dodać jedną rzecz - kontynuował. - Dobrze jest mieć sponsorów, dzięki temu tenisiści mogą zarabiać pieniądze. Ale w tym roku mamy więcej kibiców na trybunach, mamy Amazona, a pula nagród została obniżona o 15 proc. Pytanie więc brzmi: gdzie są pieniądze od Amazona?

Wracając do spraw związanych z turniejem, Miedwiediew zaznaczył, że pozytywnie odbiera swój występ w Roland Garros 2021. - Za każdym razem, gdy nie wygrywam turnieju, jest to dla mnie duże rozczarowanie. Ale przed przyjazdem tutaj, gdyby mi ktoś zaproponował, że dojdę do ćwierćfinału i po dobrym meczu przegram z Tsitsipasem, podpisałbym się pod tym, zwłaszcza że w czterech poprzednich występach tu nie wygrałem meczu - przypomniał.

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Miał jednak Daniił nosa. Dwukrotnie

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