Honored coach of Russia Anatoly Abashkin said in an interview with socialbites.ca that in the semifinals of the final ATP tournament against Italian Jannik Sinner, Russian Daniil Medvedev could win, despite the advantage in the support of his opponent from the stands.
The last ATP tournament in 2023 will take place in Turin, Italy.
“The support of the stands can be a plus for Sinner, he likes to play and be watched in public. The active support of the stands can give the Italian additional strength and confidence. Daniil Medvedev also loves the crowd, he is an extremely experienced player, a professional of the highest level, supported by the stands This is not the first time he plays against an opponent. Despite the fact that Daniil likes to talk and even get into some kind of argument, this does not affect his level of play in any way. On the contrary, he can pull himself together, even get excited with some words, play and show good tennis despite the opponent and the stands, change the course of matches and “The situation here is twofold; which side he will turn to will only become clear as the game progresses,” he said.
The match played between Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz in the third round of the group stage of the ATP Final Tournament ended with the victory of the Spanish representative with scores of 6:4 and 6:4. The duration of the meeting lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. “socialbites.ca” spent online text broadcast of the match.
Medvedev hit three aces and made three double faults. The Russian also failed to convert either of his two break points. The Spaniard served three times, committed a double fault and converted two of the five break points he won.
It was known before chance Daniil Medvedev reached the final of the ATP Final Tournament.