Stefanos Tsitsipas suddenly finds Daniil Medvedev super interesting · tennisnet.com

The relationship between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev seems to have improved.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev are not what you would call “pretty best friends”.

There were arguments right from the start of their tour, in Miami in 2018 – with an angry “Meddy” afterwards.

Tsitsipas was unable to cope with Medvedev’s style of play in the following encounters either. This makes his statement in Shanghai in 2019 all the more surprising when he described the Russian game as “boring, so boring”. “He has a strong serve and when you get him back he just returns countless balls into the court.”

Tsitsipas on Medvedev’s tennis: “Generations will remember this”

As part of this year’s tournament in Shanghai, Tsitsipas has now rowed back. He respects Medvedev much more than before, and they have also discussed the disputes and their reasons. Um, Tsitsipas, I’m one of those people who wants to solve things, even if in this case it took a while.

There are many things that Medvedev has brought to the game, albeit “quite unusual ones”. Because there aren’t many players who would play like him. “In the past I have said some nasty things about his game. But when I thought about these things, I have to say: I was totally wrong.” Because there are many interesting aspects of Medvedev’s game that would be very different from that of other players. “That makes him unique as a player. (…) And it gives tennis a different dimension in the sense that it can be played differently. (…) Many generations will remember this.”

Tsitsipas probably also himself: Because the direct comparison between the two is 10 to 4 – for Medvedev. Who also won again two days ago, 7:6 (3), 6:3 in the round of 16 against a very angry Greek. This time, however, that referred to the referee.

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