The earthquake was close Melbourne this Tuesday. Led two rounds to one by the 418th player in the world, the Thai Kasidit Samrej, Daniil Medvedev finally won in pain (6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2). The finalist of the last edition finished with a bang with 94% of points won on serve in the final round. The start will continue against the American Learner Tien in the next round. In the meantime, praise for the first Thai in the final draw of a Grand Slam since Danai Udomchoke in 2012 were rained on at a press conference.
Video – Daniil Medvedev, qualified for the 2nd round in Melbourne
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“The next Challenger he plays, he has to win”
“I play better when I play more Tennis, so I said to myself: ‘Why play 1h30, I need at least three hours to feel my shots better’” the Russian first joked at a press conference. It must be said that his back was against the wall after dropping the third round. “I told myself I didn’t want to be on the plane tomorrow… I watched his matches before and I didn’t see that level, so I was surprised. But really, in the second and third sets, I couldn’t touch the ball. I didn’t know what to do. Overall, he played at a top level. The next Challenger he plays, he has to win it, especially if he plays like that again. .”
In any case, before his comeback, the 28-year-old’s frustration cost the tournament a camera, after Medvedev released his anger by hitting his racket into the net… and into a camera. “I hope the fine won’t be too high. Normally, you pay for breaking rackets. A camera is expensive, but a GoPro, I don’t think it’s that expensive… but I was surprised to see how sturdy the camera was, it was the one that broke my racket!”
