Daniil Medvedev defeated Alexander Zverev in Indian Wells after playing more than 3 hours. The match was filled with drama, and there was a particular moment when the Russian player fell on the court after rolling his ankle. Daniil wasn’t even sure he could complete the match, but eventually he won 6-75 7-65 7-5.
Later, Medvedev commented: “When I twisted it I thought I am going to stand up just fine, and then the pain started growing very fast, and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s not a good sign.'” Medvedev commented.
“I felt like I didn’t break it, but I thought maybe one of the ligaments is a little injured, so I thought I wasn’t going to be able to play. That is one of the first times in my life where the physio taped my ankle, so I decided to give it a try, and what was very surprising was that it was much easier to run than to walk.”
Medvedev in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWWWLWL Now the world no.6, the Russian has managed to achieve an overall 22-2 match record in 2023. The Russian is now competing in Indian Wells where he toppled the world no.48 Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-3, the world no.85 Ilya Ivashka 6-2 3-6 6-1 and the world no.14 Alexander Zverev 6-75 7-65 7-5.
Daniil Medvedev will take on the world no.28 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarter. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev.
The Russian conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai.
The Russian won 18 titles in his career: 9 on hard courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Medvedev will compete next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of March.
Alexander Zverev in 2023
WWWWWWLWWL Now the world no.14, Zverev played his last match on the 14th of March when he was overcome by world no.6 Daniil Medvedev 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 4th round in Indian Wells (draw).
This season the German has achieved an overall 8-8 win-loss record. Alexander Zverev’s most significant result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Dubai.
Zverev has scheduled to compete next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of March.
Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev clashed against each other 13 times. Their head to head is 7-6 for Medvedev. The last time they fought against each other, Daniil Medvedev won 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 4th round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 14th of March 2023.
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