By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday September 2, 2024
New York—Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev is doing what he usually does on the US Open. Breezing into the enterprise finish of the match whereas asserting himself as a possible title winner in Flushing Meadows.
After his 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Portugal’s Nuno Borges, the No.5 seed was requested to sit up for his impending quarterfinal with top-seeded Jannik Sinner.
Not so quick, says Medvedev, whe believes that the Italian could have his palms full with American Tommy Paul on Monday night time.
“In my view, Tommy may simply win,” Medvedev stated. “Once I say “simply win,” I do not assume he is that a lot of an underdog [as] we predict, and it should be fascinating additionally. Tommy, for my part, is having an incredible 12 months. I do not know what he’s within the race however most likely someplace near the No. 8 spot.”
Requested if he would take into consideration this 12 months’s Australian Open remaining (received by the Italian in 5 units) if he faces Sinner within the quarterfinals, the 28-year-old stated that he’d want to consider their Wimbledon matchup.
“I’ll attempt to assume extra about Wimbledon than Australian Open,” he stated with a smile. “However in opposition to Jannik, we had some robust matches apart from a pair. I imply, in Miami, for instance.
“I really feel like in a method we all know our recreation, what we are going to attempt to convey on the desk, after which it involves all the time, you understand, deuce, breakpoint, possibly attempt to shock him or not, what he’ll do, what I’ll do.”
Medvedev and Sinner have an extended and fascinating historical past.
Medvedev holds a 7-5 lifetime document in opposition to Sinner, and broke a five-match shedding streak to the No.1-ranked Italian at Wimbledon, when he defeated him in 5 units within the quarterfinals. It was the Russian who received the pair’s first six head-to-head conferences.
“If it is him who wins in opposition to Tommy, hopefully we are able to have an incredible match. I do know if I wish to beat him, I have to be at my greatest, which I managed to do it a few occasions. It may be an incredible match.”
