Daniil Medvedev suffered a troublesome loss to Tommy Paul on Tuesday in Rome, however the Russian likes the way in which he’s taking part in on clay and nonetheless sees himself with an excellent likelihood to make a deep run in Paris this 12 months.
Requested to interrupt down this 12 months’s Roland Garros favorites by a reporter, Medvedev stated that Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz needs to be thought-about No.1 and No.2, given how effectively they will play on clay.
“I believe if Novak and Carlos play, they’re two huge favorites,” he stated. “They just like the floor. They’ll win Grand Slams.”
However, Medvedev says, this 12 months’s fundamental attract Paris could possibly be extra vast open than it has been in practically 20 years. With Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner nonetheless working by means of severe accidents, Djokovic with out a ultimate to his identify but in 2024, and Nadal removed from his peak, it seems that another names have an even bigger shot than ever to carry the Coupe des Mousquetaires aloft on Sunday June 10.
Medvedev additionally gave a nod to Stefanos Tsitsipas, who continues to be alive within the Rome draw as he pursues his second clay-court Masters title of 2024.
“If he wins right here, could possibly be huge favourite, for certain,” Medvedev stated of the Eighth-ranked Greek. “If he wins two Masters 1000s, he is one of many favorites, too.”
Broad open works simply effective for Medvedev…
“Now it is possibly somewhat bit extra open than it was ever earlier than,” Medvedev stated. “Good for me, too, as a result of normally in Roland Garros I do not play that effectively. The extra open it’s, the higher it’s for me.”
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