While Daniil Medvedev acknowledged that his defeat in the Australian Open final in 2022 was difficult to accept, he has fully moved on and intends to improve in Melbourne after two years.
To win his first Australian Open, Medvedev most likely will have to beat Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. To win his 11th Australian Open and 25th Grand Slam, Djokovic is the overwhelming favorite, especially after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry in straight sets with what may be his greatest performance of the competition.
Medvedev talked about how much he had evolved in the seven years that had passed since that initial setback, and then he shared his favorite quality with one of his most formidable opponents.
Medvedev expressed his thoughts in a recent interview and said: “I think I have matured a lot since then. At the time, I was taking tennis seriously when I was on the court, but kind of, let’s call it, maybe 90% or something like that. I was already in the top 100 [and] gave Novak a tough time.”
He added: “I think that’s what sometimes people don’t know about Novak. He can be tough on the court like I can be. He can be this and that. But since the first time I met him—I was 400 in the world and now I’m No. 3 in the world, No. 1 in the world—I feel like he treats me like before. For sure, I became more of a rival than before for him. But the treatment off-court when we see each other is the same. I like this about him. I find this very good in him as a person.”
Medvedev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently the world no.3, the Russian achieved a 3-0 win-loss record in 2024. Daniil is participating at the Australian Open where he ousted the world no.144 Terence Atmane 5-7 6-2 6-4 1-0 ret., the world no.53 Emil Ruusuvuori 3-6 6-71 6-4 7-61 6-0 and the world no.30 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-4 6-3.
will square off with the world no.69 Nuno Borges in the 4th round on Monday at 12:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the past, they have never played each other so far in top competitions.Daniil won 20 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently the world no.1, the Serbian has a compiled 6-1 win-loss record in 2024. Djokovic is playing at the moment at the Australian Open where he defeated the world no.187 Dino Prizmic 6-2 6-75 6-3 6-4, the world no.43 Alexei Popyrin 6-3 4-6 7-64 6-3, the world no.32 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-3 7-62 and the world no.19 Adrian Mannarino 6-0 6-0 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will square off with the world no.12 Taylor Fritz in the quarter. Their actual record is 8-0 for Djokovic.
The Serbian won 98 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon) on the 1st of July and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 26th of August.
Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic squared off 15 times. Their actual head to head record is 10-5 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2023.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic |
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