Daniil Medvedev has acknowledged that he is not as good as some of the other players at the top of the tour and that they have more opportunities to add to their collection of trophies ahead of the second Grand Slam of the year.
Medvedev expressed his remarks in a recent interview and said: “I think in every sport you can see it where you are up against someone really strong, and the moment you think maybe they become weaker, or at least you feel like it, new guys are coming that try to beat you and manage to do sometimes. For me, it’s a big challenge to try to beat these guys; Novak and Rafa are still there. I wanted to say only Novak, but no, Rafa is back. Let’s see how far he can go.”
He added: “Jannik, Carlos, and Novak, I feel like they are all better than me if we talk about peak performance; so for me, it’s a big challenge to try to beat them when I play them. I’m happy to take this challenge and make a big improvement on myself when I manage to beat them.”
Medvedev in Rome, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWLWWWLWL Ranked world no.4, Daniil has a composed 23-6 win-loss record in 2024. Medvedev is now having a run in Rome where he ousted
Daniil Medvedev will take on the world no.121 Hamad Medjedovic in the 3rd round. They have never competed against each other until now in top competitions.
The Russian was the runner-up at the Australian Open and in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
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)
Medvedev will play next at the French Open (French Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of May.
Djokovic in Rome, ranking, and results in 2024
WLWLWWWLWL Ranked no.1, Djokovic has a compiled 12-4 record in 2024. Djokovic is competing in Rome where he bested the world no.83 Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-1.
Novak Djokovic will face the world no.32 Alejandro Tabilo in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top events.
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)
Djokovic is scheduled to play next at the French Open (French Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of May.
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 fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2023.
Here the video highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2024
At the moment ranked no.305, Nadal played his last match on the 11th of May when he lost to world no.9 Hubert Hurkacz 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rome (draw).
Presently, during this year the Spaniard has a 7-4 match record.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
LWWWLWWWWW Ranked world no.3, Carlos played his last match on the 1st of May when he lost to world no.6 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
This season the Spaniard has a 18-5 match record. This year, Alcaraz clinched 1 title in Indian Wells.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz |
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