“We have to finish the match well. We can’t give up, right? I just finished the match”he commented after the meeting. We know better as motivation for a Masters tournament. Medvedev doesn’t know the poker face anyway and it’s probably all the better here in order to see as clearly as possible in his game.
Seeing Taylor Fritz now hold long exchanges with him indoors did not surprise him. For what ? Because, bullets. “I wasn’t surprised at all. Bullets allow everyone to achieve this now. I’ve been experiencing this every day for two or three years. Every workout is a pain. Every match is a struggle. I’ve taken it upon myself for a while but now I no longer feel any pleasure on the court. So, really, no surprises about this match.”
What is also not a surprise is that Medvedev now only wants one thing: for the season to end. “100%. This is the first time I’ve said that. Usually the ATP Finals are not easy for me (he still won the title in 2020 and played in the final in 2021) – the time I won the season started at the US Open so it was was a little different – but I’m still fighting. On the other hand, I’ve been fighting for too long with something that doesn’t depend on me. I’m a good fighter, but this is tiring me out. I’ll see how things develop and if things don’t work out here, I’ll go on vacation. I’m delighted.”
However, Medvedev does not intend to give up trying to find a solution to all these problems, and he is counting on winter preparation to achieve this.
“That’s the goal. We’re going to try, because I still feel like I can beat a lot of. players. I could have won today if I was in better shape or just a little luckier. And without a doubt avoiding these double mistakes. We’ll try to find something, we’ll see what I can improve. I’m still convinced I’m starting at a disadvantage but I need to do something. At the moment, I don’t know what the path will be to get through these matches like in Shanghai (beaten by Jannik Sinner), Beijing (beaten by Carlos Alcaraz or even the US Open (beaten by Jannik Sinner), but I can still fight and find solutions But hey anyone now can hold the exchange with me and every match is the same no matter what I do Strategy matters less, it all comes down to fighting and fighting well. serve. But I will work this winter to find a solution.
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