Former third racket in the world, bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games, founder of the children’s tennis school, Nadezhda Petrova evaluated the possibility of Daniil Medvedev returning to the first place in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings this season. In an interview with socialbites.ca, he stated that he thinks this is likely, adding that the Russians will have only one serious rival in this fight.
“I think it is quite possible. Djokovic has already begun to lose; others understand that he is not a superman, that he can be defeated. Alcaraz does not show the consistency expected of him. They said he would be the next Nadal, but this is not happening. It seems to me that now the only thing that can prevent Dana from taking the first place “The person is Sinner. He showed an incredible performance at the end of last season and showed that he is ready to go to a different level in the Final Tournament. This season he continues to please everyone with his game. If he plays the same way throughout the year without getting injured, Dana will have to compete with him,” believes Petrova .
On January 28, Medvedev lost the Australian Open final to Italian representative Jannik Sinner in five sets, leading with a score of 0:2 after the first two. This was the third defeat of a Russian tennis player in the Australian Open final.
In 2023, Medvedev managed to win the tournament in Rome by defeating Dane Holger Rune; A tournament in Miami (opponent in the final is Jannik Sinner), a tournament in Dubai (opponent in the final is his compatriot Andrei Rublev), a tournament in Doha (opponent in the final is British Andy Murray) and a tournament in Rotterdam (opponent in the final is Jannik Sinner).
Tennis player Medvedev’s previous training in the name rape.