Russian Tennis Federation (RFF) President Shamil Tarpishchev expressed that he is confident that Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev can beat Italian representative Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the Masters series tournament held in Miami. His words are quoted TASS.
“Danya was supposed to get to the semi-finals. We are looking forward to the match we will play with Sinner. The Italian player is determined and psychologically stable, but they are similar to Medvedev in terms of quality of play. And Dana needs to break the tradition of losing in a fight; He can do it this time. He has the capacity to reach the finals,” said Tarpischev.
The semi-final match will take place on March 29, the estimated start time is 22:00 Moscow time. This is the tennis players’ first meeting since the Australian Open final this season. Then the Sinner turned out to be stronger – 3:6, 3:6, 6:4, 6:4, 6:3. Athletes spent 3 hours and 44 minutes on the field.
In the quarterfinals, Medvedev defeated Chile’s Nicolas Harry in two sets. The match, which lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes, ended with a score of 6:2, 7:6 (9:7).
Medvedev is the current champion of the Masters in Miami. In the final of the last competition, the Russians defeated Sinner.
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic continues to lead the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings with 9,725 points. The second place was Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (8805 points). The Sinner is in third place (8310 points). He is followed by Medvedev (7765 points).
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Source: Gazeta
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