Daniil Medvedev is finally back in an ATP1000 semifinal after slightly more than 1 year when he reached the final 4 in Shanghai. The Russian ace had an amazing 2nd part of the season in 2019, but this year he disappointed. In 2020, Daniil didn’t manage to win any title after playing 9 tournaments while he conquered 4 tournaments last year.
The rule of the game is finding consistency also when not playing well. During a recent press conference, the Russian sensation confirmed that this is a key characteristic of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer.
Medvedev commented:
“When you have the down moments, that’s when you also need to win matches. And that’s where the Big 3 are just unbelievable because no matter what their shape is, how bad they are playing the exact match, they almost all the time win it. Of course not all the time.
They are capable of doing their best even if their best is not high this day. And that’s what we need to learn, young guys, because that’s experience, that’s not easy.”
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 30th of October when he was defeated by Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in Vienna.
This season the Serbian has a 39-3 record. Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Novak reached the final at the French Open.
Nadal in Paris, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked no.2, the Spaniard has a composed 25-4 record in 2020. The Spaniard is currently having a run in Paris where he bested Feliciano Lopez 4-6 7-65 6-4, Jordan Thompson 6-1 7-63 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 4-6 7-5 6-1.
Rafael Nadal will come up against Zverev in the semifinal. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal.
Rafael clinched 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
The Spaniard won 86 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 60 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 56 times. The head to head is 29-27 for Djokovic. The last time that they competed against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final in Paris (French Open) on the 11th of October 2020.
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Roger Federer in 2020
Ranked world no.4, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January when he was overcome by Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s most significant performance of the year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Medvedev in Paris, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked world no.5, the Russian has an overall 21-10 match record in 2020. Daniil is now competing in Paris where he ousted Kevin Anderson 6-6 ret., Alex De Minaur 5-7 6-2 6-2 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-1.
Daniil Medvedev will square off with Raonic in the semifinal. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev.
The Russian won 7 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Roger Federer and Daniil Medvedev played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Federer.
