By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, November 16, 2023
Daniil Medvedev goals to ship a dose of deja blue to Carlos Alcaraz in tomorrow’s Turin rematch.
In a conflict of US Open champions, Medvedev will attempt to beat Alcaraz to the punch as he did scoring a four-set win on the blue Arthur Ashe Stadium Courtroom within the US Open semifinals final September.
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World No. 3 Medvedev stated he’ll attempt to exploit the quick Turin courtroom taking the primary strike in opposition to Alcaraz of their last Purple Group round-robin match.
“As I advised in US Open, I believe in opposition to him, particularly the best way he performed at present, higher than two days in the past, need to be at your greatest,” Medvedev advised the media in Turin. “Must serve properly. Right here is alternative evaluating to, like, courts like Indian Wells. Can serve aces in opposition to him like Sascha did. So I have to play quick. I have to make winners earlier than he does it.
“Yeah, at present he was fairly properly. It is going to be an excellent continuation of a check. I beat two good opponents and I’ve one other one in two days. I’ll attempt to do my greatest.”
In New York, Medvedev served lights out in opposition to Alcaraz, successful 18 of 19 service video games and saving eight of 9 break factors as he snapped a two-match shedding streak to the top-seeded Spaniard ending his US Open reign.
The 2021 US Open champion Medvedev would not have as a lot area behind the baseline on the Pala Alpitour as he had in Arthur Ashe Stadium. That disparity prompted Medvedev to recommend maybe Masters occasions ought to standardize area behind the baseline as much less room to function favors aggressive baseliners who can return from close to and even atop the baseline.
“I like when there may be area. As I stated, there are tournaments throughout the 12 months, even Masters 1000, Madrid, Cincinnati, the place I sort of haven’t got, for example, the flexibility to be the place I need,” Medvedev stated. “I can nonetheless play properly in these tournaments. Cincinnati this 12 months, I did not do properly, however I received it one time. Similar Madrid. I used to be taking part in fairly properly.
“I believe in order for you the perfect sport doable, we have to give this chance to all of the gamers.
“For certain there are some gamers that keep on the baseline. They do not care. They will have a really small courtroom and so they do not care. Me, I like when there may be area. I am very completely satisfied when there are tournaments that give me area and I can do my job.”
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