Daniil Medvedev was pleased along with his efficiency Friday night when he ousted defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to succeed in the US Open ultimate. However the 2021 titlist is aware of the job will not be achieved.
“I mentioned I have to play 11 out of 10, all three units I received I managed to do it. Within the third set I might say I used to be possibly 9 and a half, possibly 10 out of 10, and as we noticed it was not sufficient in opposition to Carlos,” Medvedev mentioned. “I managed to play nicely, I managed to serve nicely, hit some strains in essential moments, some nice photographs.
Simply actually pleased, however the event will not be over.”
Medvedev now faces the person whom he shocked at Flushing Meadows two years in the past for his first main championship: Novak Djokovic. The Serbian eradicated American Ben Shelton earlier within the day.
“In opposition to Novak, it is the identical. He’s at all times higher than earlier time he performs. For instance, I beat him within the US Open ultimate, he beat me in Bercy in an incredible match. Carlos beat him at Wimbledon, he beat him in Cincinnati,” Medvedev mentioned. “Novak goes to be his greatest model on Sunday, and I’ve to be the all time model of myself if I wish to attempt to beat him.”
Within the 2021 ultimate, Djokovic was making an attempt to turn out to be the primary man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win all 4 majors in the identical season. As a substitute, Medvedev despatched him off the court docket with a straight-sets defeat. However Medvedev is anticipating a a lot better model of Djokovic this time round.
“Novak, when he loses, he is by no means the identical after. So he is completely different. It is only a completely different mentality. That is why he has 23 Grand Slams, [39 ATP] Masters 1000s, weeks at No. 1,” Medvedev mentioned. “So I’ve to make use of it realizing that he will be 10 instances higher than he was that day. And I’ve to be, if I wish to nonetheless beat him, 10 instances higher than I used to be that day. That is what I will attempt to do.”
Medvedev entered the semi-finals in New York having misplaced all 5 units he performed in opposition to Alcaraz this yr. The third seed discovered his greatest tennis to vary the momentum of their Lexus ATP Head2Head.
“I assume for the boldness and shallowness, it is crucial. On the similar time that’s the factor about tennis. It’s nice that I received this match, but when I lose on Sunday, the event, it is a good event, however I will be disenchanted. That is how tennis is,” Medvedev mentioned. “It was an incredible win, it is nice for the boldness. I’ve hopefully [many] years of profession forward. And to know I am able to doing it on the massive stage, each time you do it yet another time brings extra confidence.
“You already know you are able to do it once more. You wish to do it once more. You wish to really feel this. And on the similar time, what’s an important is to type of use it, however neglect about it and go for the following one.”
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One factor Medvedev will hope to hold with him into the ultimate is his serving degree. The 27-year-old received 82 per cent of his first-serve factors in opposition to Alcaraz.
“In opposition to somebody like Carlos it’s a must to serve nicely. You don’t have any different selection. If he is throughout your serve, he is throughout you in a method,” Medvedev mentioned. “I managed to hit some good serves, to hit some good zones, to combine it up in essential moments. We will name it fortunate second serves, as a result of whenever you go for it, there may be a part of luck. However you additionally take the chance, which if you happen to’re fortunate, this threat can repay. As we speak was nice, in order I mentioned, it must be the identical on Sunday.”
Medvedev will now attempt to mentally reset realizing that upsetting the defending champion was not sufficient to carry the trophy. He has yet another huge hurdle, a 23-time main winner, to beat.
“You wish to battle ’til the tip, you wish to win,” Medvedev mentioned. “And that is how you need to be within the ultimate of a Grand Slam.”
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