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Wimbledon: Danił Miedwiediew skomentował porażkę z Hubertem Hurkaczem. Duża samokrytyka Rosjanina

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Danił Miedwiediew był bardzo samokrytyczny po porażce z Hubertem Hurkaczem w IV rundzie Wimbledonu 2021. - Zagrałem naprawdę źle. Rozegrałem prawdopodobnie najgorsze dwa sety od turnieju w Rzymie - mówił.
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Danił Miedwiediew okazał się słabszy od Huberta Hurkacza w rozgrywanym na przestrzeni dwóch dni meczu IV rundy Wimbledonu. Tenisiści rozpoczęli rywalizację w poniedziałek i Rosjanin prowadził 2-1 w setach, gdy mecz został zatrzymany z powodu opadów deszczu. We wtorek, po wznowieniu, gracz z Moskwy zaprezentował się znacznie gorzej, przegrał dwie partie i ostatecznie uległ Polakowi 6:2, 6:7(2), 6:3, 3:6, 3:6.
Podczas pomeczowej konferencji Rosjanin był bardzo samokrytyczny. - Zagrałem naprawdę źle. Nie mam na ten temat wiele więcej do powiedzenia - stwierdził, cytowany przez wimbledon.com.

Miedwiediew ocenił, że był to jego najgorszy występ od majowego turnieju w Rzymie i porażki z Asłanem Karacewem. - On zdecydowanie zagrał dobrze. Za to ja rozegrałem prawdopodobnie najgorsze dwa sety od turnieju w Rzymie. Kiedy jesteś wiceliderem rankingu, IV runda to naprawdę zły wynik.

- Wyszedłem na kort i... nie wiem - kontynuował. - Rzadko kiedy nie znajduje powodów, by wyjaśnić, dlaczego nie mogłem zagrać dobrze, ale nie potrafiłem trafiać piłką w kort. Jego zadanie polegało na wywieraniu nacisku na mnie i dobrym serwowaniu.

Tym samym moskwianin stracił szansę, by po Wimbledonie wyprzedzić Novaka Djokovicia na pozycji lidera rankingu. Dokonałby tego, gdyby zdobył tytuł albo, jeśli doszedłby do finału, a Serb odpadł najpóźniej w półfinale.


- Moim celem nie jest zdobycie 21 tytułów wielkoszlemowych ani prowadzenie w rankingu przez - powiedzmy - 37 tygodni. Chcę tylko pokazywać się z jak najlepszej strony, ciężko pracować i starać się wygrywać jak najwięcej meczów. Jeśli chciałem być liderem rankingu, musiałbym wygrać tutaj jeszcze cztery pojedynki. Nie udało mi się, ale też nie zajmowało to nawet 1 proc. moich myśli - powiedział.

Miedwiediew zaznaczył też, iż nie będzie długo myślał o niepowodzeniu w Wimbledonie. - Za dwie godziny już prawie o tym zapomnę, ale tylko dlatego, że dałem z siebie wszystko. Mój poziom był naprawdę niski, ale zrobiłem wszystko, co w mojej mocy. Poczekajmy na następny Wimbledon - spuentował.

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Medvedev Battles Past Bublik In Tokyo Opener

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Djokovic still to play Saturday
Daniil Medvedev had to work hard on Saturday, but he advanced to the second round of the Tokyo Olympics with a 6-4, 7-6(8) victory against Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik.

The second seed saved three of the four break points he faced to triumph after one hour and 38 minutes. The ROC's Medvedev now leads the pair's ATP Head2Head series 3-0, and he has won all seven of their sets.

The World No. 2 will next play Indian Sumit Nagal, who outlasted Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4. This is Medvedev's first appearance in the Olympics.

Big-hitting German Jan-Lennard Struff advanced to the second round with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, and he could next face World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. The Serbian superstar will need to defeat Bolivian Hugo Dellien to set that clash.

Also in that section of the draw, 16th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ousted Portugal's Pedro Sousa 6-3, 6-0. The Spaniard will try to maintain his level against Aussie John Millman, who eliminated #NextGenATP Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-4.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovi ... 1-saturday

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Kolejny krok Daniłka ku Olimpowi.

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Krok od strefy medalowej.

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MEDVEDEV BRUSHES OFF PHYSICAL ISSUES TO REACH QUARTER-FINALS IN TOKYO

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Daniil Medvedev overcame physical issues amidst the return of hot and humid conditions on Centre Court to defeat Fabio Fognini 6-2 3-6 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tennis Event.

The world No. 2 received visits from the physio in each set for problems with his ab, left arm and thigh during a punishing encounter, but played down any suggestion that the ailments might derail his gold medal hopes.

“Not at all,” he said, when asked if there was a more significant, underlying issue. “The last one was cramping, so 30 minutes after the match it’s okay. The first one I had a blocked diaphragm. It’s the same thing. The next day it’s a new story and it doesn’t affect things.

“Of course I’m going to work with the physio on these issues to feel even better tomorrow. I actually don’t know the schedule – if we play tomorrow or not – but if we play tomorrow I’m going to do my best to be 100%.”

Medvedev does indeed play tomorrow – against Pablo Carreno Busta, who conquered Dominik Koepfer 7-6(7) 6-3 earlier in the day. Another victory would guarantee him the opportunity to compete for a medal – his sole remaining opportunity after he fell alongside Aslan Karatsev in the opening round of the men’s doubles.

The Russian Olympic Committee has a strong contingent here in Tokyo, and retains medal hopes in four of the five tennis draws – including mixed, where Aslan Karatsev and Elena Vesnina pair up, as well as Andrey Rublev and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

But having seen world No. 1 Novak Djokovic elect to compete in the mixed doubles alongside Nina Stojanovic, does Medvedev consider his own absence from the draw a missed opportunity?

“I definitely considered it,” he admitted. “It’s a great chance to get a medal. It’s 16 teams. You win two matches and you get a chance to fight for the medal. But Vesnina and Karatsev made the final at Roland Garros, so one team was gone.

“To be honest, I think Andrey plays better mixed doubles than me. He lost in the singles – and [the rest of us] were still in the singles at the time. It was a smart decision to put him in, so I’m not disappointed but if I would need to play, I would play.”

As it is, with his quarter-final to recover for, Medvedev has had quite enough tennis in Tokyo for one day – with Fognini hardly a straightforward opponent. Their third round encounter felt like it would be won in the mind, and with Medvedev managing discomfort and Fognini occupied with his own demons, so it proved.

The ever-fiery Fognini was frequently rattled. He earned a time violation just three games in and soon pinged his racket into the azure blue court surround in frustration. He was broken twice to fall 1-4 down, and marked the second break by crunching his racket into the floor - this time beyond repair – and trudged back to his seat, tossing his frame into the floor again for good measure.

At 5-2, Medvedev received treatment on court for what initially appeared to be abdomen pain, but Fognini failed to provide him any further discomfort, and the world No. 2 was able to serve out the set.

The second set was a tighter affair. Fognini twigged that it would be wise to give an ailing Medvedev the run-around - even more so when the trainer returned to apply pressure to Medvedev's right side in the seventh game of the opening set as he hunched over his racket between points.

Fognini capitalised with a break in game eight, enough to earn him the set, but his opponent came back stronger following a 10-minute heat break.

A further pause for treatment for cramp in his left arm and thigh weren't enough to derail Medvedev's charge towards victory - even if it left Fognini lamenting what might have been.

"A lot of chances, a lot of opportunities, yes, but this is sport," said Fognini, simply.

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-m ... -in-tokyo/

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Medvedev Battles Past Fognini In Tokyo To Reach QF

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Third seed Tsitsipas falls
Second seed Daniil Medvedev overcame both the heat and Italian Fabio Fognini on Wednesday at the Tokyo Olympics as he moved into the quarter-finals.

The 25-year-old required two medical timeouts and a visit from a trainer due to the intense humidity before he rallied to defeat Fognini 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in two hours and 26 minutes.

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The ROC star, who is making his Olympics debut this week, saved seven of the eight break points he faced in the match, winning 70 per cent (30/43) of his first-service points. Medvedev struck the ball with great depth as he raised his level in the crucial moments in the final set, converting both break points he had to advance.

The World No. 2 will next face Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta after the sixth seed moved past Germany’s Dominik Koepfer 7-6(7), 6-3. Carreno Busta saved a set point at 5/6 in the first set tie-break as he claimed victory in one hour and 56 minutes.

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Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas could not follow in Medvedev’s footsteps and reach the quarter-finals as he was upset by Frenchman Ugo Humbert. The 14th seed battled back to record a career-best win, defeating the third seed 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2.

The 23-year-old, who lifted the NOVENTI OPEN title in June, fired 22 winners, taking his fourth match point to advance. Humbert will next play the ROC’s Karen Khachanov after the 25-year-old downed Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 in two hours and one minute to join countryman Medvedev in the last eight.

Alexander Zverev also advanced as the German defeated Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 7-6(5) in one hour and 39 minutes. The fourth seed, who hit 11 aces, failed to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set but played aggressively in the tie-break to move through.

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