Russian tennis player with the most titles, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, talked about the failure of the world’s first racket, Daniil Medvedev, in the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament held in Halle, Germany. The expert noted that every athlete experiences recession and so far there is no reason to talk about a possible crisis.
“You understand that it is very difficult to maintain the level throughout the season. There are some ups and downs he may be facing right now. But I do not think it necessary to somehow dramatize the situation and say that a crisis is coming. This is a routine story that everyone encounters in their career, ” Kafelnikov told Gazeta.ru.
Medvedev withdrew from the tournament in Halle the previous day and lost to Spain’s Roberto Bautista-Agut in two sets. The match ended in favor of the Spanish tennis player with a score of 7:5, 7:6 (7:3). On Saturday, June 24, another representative of Russia, who had previously beaten Dutch Tallon Grikspor 3:6, 6:3, 6:4, will play with Andrei Rublev. The game will start at 16:30 Moscow time at the latest.
In contrast, Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova made his way Until the semi-finals of the tournament in Birmingham. Defeated British Harriet Dart 4:6, 6:3, 6:4 in the quarterfinals.