By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, November 16, 2023
Daniil Medvedev goals to ship a dose of deja blue to Carlos Alcaraz in tomorrow’s Turin rematch.
In a conflict of US Open champions, Medvedev will attempt to beat Alcaraz to the punch as he did scoring a four-set win on the blue Arthur Ashe Stadium Courtroom within the US Open semifinals final September.
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World No. 3 Medvedev stated he’ll attempt to exploit the quick Turin court docket taking the primary strike in opposition to Alcaraz of their last Pink Group round-robin match.
“As I informed in US Open, I feel in opposition to him, particularly the best way he performed in the present day, higher than two days in the past, should be at your finest,” Medvedev informed the media in Turin. “Should serve nicely. Right here is alternative evaluating to, like, courts like Indian Wells. Can serve aces in opposition to him like Sascha did. So I must play quick. I must make winners earlier than he does it.
“Yeah, in the present day he was fairly nicely. It will be continuation of a take a look at. I beat two good opponents and I’ve one other one in two days. I will attempt to do my finest.”
In New York, Medvedev served lights out in opposition to Alcaraz, profitable 18 of 19 service video games and saving eight of 9 break factors as he snapped a two-match shedding streak to the top-seeded Spaniard ending his US Open reign.
The 2021 US Open champion Medvedev does not have as a lot house behind the baseline on the Pala Alpitour as he had in Arthur Ashe Stadium. That disparity prompted Medvedev to counsel maybe Masters occasions ought to standardize house behind the baseline as much less room to function favors aggressive baseliners who can return from close to and even atop the baseline.
“I like when there may be house. As I stated, there are tournaments in the course of the yr, even Masters 1000, Madrid, Cincinnati, the place I type of haven’t got, for instance, the flexibility to be the place I would like,” Medvedev stated. “I can nonetheless play nicely in these tournaments. Cincinnati this yr, I did not do nicely, however I gained it one time. Identical Madrid. I used to be enjoying fairly nicely.
“I feel if you need the perfect sport potential, we have to give this chance to all of the gamers.
“For certain there are some gamers that keep on the baseline. They do not care. They will have a really small court docket and so they do not care. Me, I like when there may be house. I am very completely happy when there are tournaments that give me house and I can do my job.”
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