Russia’s honored coach Boris Sobkin explained why Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev could not beat Italian representative Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final. His words guide the way “Sports Express”.
“The players entered the decisive match in different states. The Russian spent six hours more on the field than the Italian. And if you think about it, those six hours mean Medvedev played about two more matches. Consider: Yannick played six matches and Daniil played eight matches. It looked like he was coming out of the eliminations. That’s all,” Sobkin said.
The match, which lasted 3 hours and 44 minutes, ended with scores of 3:6, 3:6, 6:4, 6:4, 6:3 in 5 sets. Medvedev won the first two sets but then lost three games. Medvedev failed to reach the Australian Open final for the third time.
Medvedev became the first tennis player in the Open era to lose two Australian Open finals and lead 2-0 in sets. In 2022, the Russian lost to Spanish Rafael Nadal in the final match for the championship with scores of 2:6, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:4, 7:5.
Last season, Djokovic won the Australian Open by beating Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Previously Medvedev named He passed the Australian Open in the most tiring way of his career.