Today came a heavy defeat for Daniil Medvedev. In fact, the Russian lost to Alex in the round of 16 of Roland Garros De Minaur. After winning the first set the former number one was then overwhelmed by the Australian, who had never gone this far in Paris.
Daniil explained in the press conference how this defeat came to him: “TOI had a blister and that didn’t help me call the physiotherapist, but it got a little irritated so I had to treat it.
However, Alex played better. I’m sorry I lost, but I have nothing to blame myself for not having a good attitude today or for not fighting until the end. I did all that, but he just played better.
My best wasn’t enough today, so I’m looking forward to the next match,” he said, taking it philosophically.
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On De Minaur he said: “He has improved a lot in every aspect and therefore Alex can beat anyone.
He’s already beaten Novak, Rafa… But it’s also about understanding whether you’re ready to do it week after week and become number 1, 2 or 3 in the world. I think he’s close because he’s a high-level player.
So it’s a matter of seeing what he will do in the quarter-finals, whether he will play like he played today or not,” he said of his opponent today. Daniil then spoke out about who could be the winner this weekend: “Statistically I would say that Nole is suffering from his leg, so I don’t know.
Right now, watching Novak deal with this problem, I would say Carlos or Jannik because they are playing well. Jannik had a difficult day yesterday, but he recovered. Both have won a Slam and have experience, they are the top two and three in the world. So, in my opinion, Carlos or Jannik,” he concluded.
