Bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games, former third racket in the world, founder of the children’s tennis school, Nadezhda Petrova, in a conversation with socialbites.ca, evaluated the game of Daniil Medvedev against Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with shortened strokes.
“Do these blows pose a problem for Daniel himself? In some cases, Medvedev’s drop shots really don’t look well prepared. But by the way, this technique worked against Hurkach.
Daniil’s task was to shake his opponent back and forth on the field and thus tire him out. Hurkacz moves a little slowly and such moments of the match are difficult for him in terms of physical condition.
Medvedev also played short to draw his opponent into the goal and then dribble. He knew approximately what to do with the next blow and therefore brought Hurkach closer. Daniil did not wait for the Polish tennis player to attack with the ball. This was Medvedev’s tactical decision,” Petrova said.
Russian tennis player in four hours to win He defeated Hurkac with scores of 7:6 (7:4), 2:6, 6:3, 5:7, 6:4.
previously named Three reasons for victory Medvedev passed the Pole at the Australian Open.