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‘I don’t suppose I’m a nasty boy!’ Daniil Medvedev on picture and ‘dream’ of passing Roger Federer (VIDEO)
Russian tennis world no. four Daniil Medvedev has described passing Roger Federer within the ATP Race to London as a “dream” however insists it “isn’t for him to resolve” whether or not he deserves the ‘dangerous boy’ tag bestowed upon him by some followers.
Medvedev is maybe the most well liked participant within the sport in the present day having reached six straight ATP tour finals, profitable three, and clocking up extra victories than some other participant this 12 months with 59 victories, together with 22 in Masters tournaments.
The newest of these for the spindly 23-year-old Muscovite’s final match was a thrashing of Alexander Zverev within the Shanghai Masters last to clinch his third tour title this season in a sixth straight last.
The victory noticed him leapfrog all-time nice Roger Federer into third place within the ATP Race to London on 5, 875 factors to the Swiss’ 5,690, one thing he described as a “dream”.
“It’s an incredible feeling as a result of I’d by no means have dreamt in my profession to succeed in six finals in a row and never simply six finals, three have been Masters 1000 and one in all them is a Grand Slam last which is one thing distinctive,” Medvedev informed RT Sport at Moscow’s Kremlin Cup 2019, during which he additionally introduced he wouldn’t participate, citing fatigue.
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“Passing Roger within the race can also be one thing most likely I dreamt of as a child to cross Roger within the rating and nonetheless do it when he’s maybe not in his finest form however nonetheless when he’s taking part in each week, he’s attempting to get factors. It’s simply nice I’m completely satisfied about my efficiency. I don’t need to cease I need to be higher day-after-day.”
Certainly one of Medvedev’s six finals was a shedding effort in opposition to all-time nice Rafael Nadal on the US Open, a event which introduced Medvedev on the world stage not solely as belonging among the many elite, however as a ‘dangerous boy’ determine after flipping off a chair umpire and repeatedly swapping verbals with the gang in Queens.
Nonetheless, Medvedev’s scorching kind has managed to shift speak from his acerbic outbursts to his sport, and though the dangerous boy tag should still precede him, Medvedev believes that regardless of his tendency to “blow up so quick” and turn into “emotional” he isn’t solely deserving of the function.
“Speaking about ‘dangerous boy’, I’ve all the time mentioned it’s not for me to resolve whether or not I’m or not as a result of in 10 years (if) we’re nonetheless speaking about this it means I’m a ‘dangerous boy’,” Medvedev mentioned.
“However I don’t suppose I’m. I may be emotional, I could make some errors simply because I blow up so quick however I do suppose individuals see the true facet of me and its for them to resolve whether or not I’m or not.”
Medvedev is tipped to go one higher than that well-known US Open last and clinch one of many large 4 Grand Slams as early as even subsequent 12 months, changing into the primary male Russian participant to take action since fellow Moscow native Marat Safin on the 2005 Australian Open, one thing he admits is on his radar.
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Safin was additionally famed for his emotional outbursts, and maybe it’s no coincidence that the 2 share a tempestuous nature.
Medvedev may additionally catch 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer within the ATP world rankings earlier than the season is out, in doing so getting into the trio of world’s finest gamers alongside Nadal and the world’s present finest participant Novak Djokovic.
Exerting the reservedness he insists is extra in his nature, Medvedev insisted he takes his ascent and future plans step-by-step.
“My first objective I all the time mentioned is to win each match I play irrespective of which event I’m attempting to take first tie or the ultimate. Since you can’t be within the last for those who don’t win the primary spherical,” Medvedev admitted.
“The extra matches you win the higher you might be within the rating, the extra possibilities it’s important to turn into the quantity two quantity three primary on the planet and the identical for Grand Slams.
“After all it’s on my thoughts to win a Grand Slam, to be once more within the last, to be once more within the semi-final. So I simply need to play good to enhance day-after-day in observe and to be a greater participant.”
Whether or not a nasty boy or good man, one factor is for positive: Daniil Medvedev’s unimaginable stand up is exhibiting no indicators of stopping and appears set to proceed into 2020.
