Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic did not have a fantastic experience at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Medvedev lost in the second round at the hands of his friend and fellow Russian player Karen Khachanov in straight sets. Djokovic was trying to win the gold medal in both singles and mixed doubles, but he lost in both competitions in the semi-final and he was not able to win the bronze medal when facing Pablo Carreno-Busta.
During a recent press conference in Toronto, Daniil Medvedev admitted that his experience at the Olympic Games was quite challenging for him. Nevertheless, he learned from Novak Djokovic how to react.
Medvedev commented:
“Definitely Olympics was a tough shot, I would say, to be completely honest. When Novak lost, I saw all over social media what he said and he said, especially when he lost after the third place, he said that all his Olympics defeats were very tough, but then he came back only stronger and he knew that that would make him stronger.
I was, like, I was really disappointed with the way the Olympics ended for me. Obviously, if the guy who is probably the greatest tennis player of all time, 20 slams, 37 Masters or whatever, says this, well, I have to, /ou know, kind of follow what he does, and I knew that.
I will be coming here, trying to disconnect a little bit; I went to Orlando, no really strict rules there before coming here. Tried to disconnect from, yeah, from the loss, and now in a way I don’t remember it.”
Daniil Medvedev also added that his immediate target will be to try to win the tournament in Toronto and then Cincinnati. The final objective will also be to clinch the US Open title.
Medvedev in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.2 (career-high), the Russian has achieved an overall 34-9 match record in 2021. Medvedev is playing in Toronto where he managed to beat Alexander Bublik 4-6 6-3 6-4 and James Duckworth 6-2 6-4.
Medvedev clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Marseille and in Mallorca. The Russian was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Daniil won 11 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 6 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 31st of July when he capitulated to world no.11 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this year Djokovic has managed to achieve a 38-5 win-loss record. Novak clinched 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. Djokovic was the runner-up in Rome.
Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 8 times. The head to head is 5-3 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 21st of February 2021.
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