‘But I Lost So Many’ – Jannik Sinner Refuses to Get Carried Away by Recent Success as He Awaits the Uphill Daniil Medvedev Task at Vienna Open

Jannik Sinner is in phenomenal form this hard-court season, having recently won the China Open. With just a single victory standing between him and another title at the Vienna Open, the Italian tennis star is still riding high. However, the biggest challenge in the ATP Tour 500 tournament now awaits the 22-year-old player.

After defeating some of his top-ranked colleagues, like Andrey Rublev and Frances Tiafoe, the young tennis sensation will now lock horns with the number one seed, Daniil Medvedev. While speaking about his previous meetings with his Russian opponent, the current world No. 4 recently opened up about why he needs to be wary of Medvedev.

Jannik Sinner reflects on his upcoming match against Daniil Medvedev

After his semifinal victory against Andrey Rublev, the 22-year-old was asked to comment on his upcoming fourth championship clash of this season against Medvedev. Jannik Sinner, who won the China Open final against the current world No. 3, refused to get carried away by his recent triumph as he showcased his humble side.

He said, “One more match against Danii, it’s obviously a very very important match for me. The last one I won but I lost so many so it doesn’t matter who really win the last one. Here’s different surface, yea different match for sure and I am looking forward to it.” Is Sinner looking to avenge past embarrassment?

While shedding light on his past encounters, the Italian tennis star added, “Last year, he won against me quite easily, so let’s see. I’m very happy that I can play against him, and hopefully it’s going to be a good match.” The young ATP phenomenon looks quite excited about his meeting with Medvedev, who is massively dominating their H2H record.

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Medvedev has the upper hand in his H2H against the Italian

The Vienna Open championship match between Sinner and Medvedev will also mark their eighth meeting on the tour.  In two consecutive editions of the Marseille Open, the Russian tennis star secured his first two victories against his young colleague on the tour. They also met at the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals, where Medvedev enjoyed another comfortable win against the Italian.

Apart from this, the ATP superstars also locked horns at the previous edition of the Vienna Open, where Medvedev thumped Sinner in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Even in this, Sinner and Medvedev faced each other three times, with the Russian prevailing on two occasions and currently dominating their H2H record, 6-1.

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