Olympic champion in high jump, Maria Lasitskene, stated that she did not watch the final match of the Australian Open, where Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev lost to Italian representative Jannik Sinner, and admitted that she was very emotional because of such matches. His words were quoted Sports24.
“Daniil is a great and amazing athlete. I think he and his team know what to do. His family is nearby and we fans are sending him our support. Daniil is an incredible fighter who convinces by his example that you should never give up,” said Lasitskene.
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 head of FTR Shamil Tarpishchev statedAfter the defeat in the AO, Medvedev has nothing to blame.