Daniil Medvedev’s Coach Finds a ‘Little Idea’ for Success Hours Before Final Against Jannik Sinner – ‘It’s Not Novak or Rafa’

The 2024 Australian Open has entered its business end. Over the past two weeks, fans have been fortunate to witness some thrilling tennis action. With just a few hours left for the big final between Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner, both players are preparing for tomorrow’s match in full swing. Additionally, the former’s coach has also started playing mind games ahead of their clash.

Medvedev is coached by Gilles Cervara, who is a long-time coach of the Russian tennis star. They began working together in 2017 and Cervara has had a big influence on Medvedev’s game. Here’s what he had to say ahead of the Australian Open final.

Coach finds a solution to overcome Sinner

The Italian star has been in the form of his life. A few months back, Sinner helped Italy lift the Davis Cup title. Additionally, he has reached the summit clash on the back of some scintillating performances. In the semifinal, Sinner ushered his domination over Novak Djokovic, defeating him in four sets. Despite Sinner’s high-riding form, Medvedev’s coach knows how to stop him.

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Coach Cervara said, “We could say that it’s cool because it’s not Novak or Rafa opposite, but Jannik (Sinner) plays incredible tennis and we will have to succeed in finding solutions for him. I have a little idea…”

Nerves could ride high for Sinner, who is into his maiden Grand Slam final. Furthermore, it has been a long wait since a player from his country lifted a Grand Slam singles title. As a result, Sinner knows the magnitude of this match.

Sinner had a brilliant 2023 season as well where he reached his career-high ranking of 4. Even before his exceptional performance at this year’s Australian Open, his finals opponent, Medvedev, once made a bold prediction about him.

What did the Russian say about Sinner?

Medvedev was truly impressed by seeing the rise of Sinner. The Italian is one of the stars of the next generation of players and is rated highly in the tennis world. Following his wonderful performances last year, Medvedev made some predictions about Sinner.

He said, “I generally believe if he plays like this, like he played the last weeks, all the time, he’s going to have Slams & be the world #1. Then it comes to how many weeks, how many Slams, stuff like this. Sometimes this wave ends. The question is how often is he going to ride it. When he’s not on the wave, how good he plays. That’s the way tennis is.” 

It’ll be interesting to see who comes out on the top in tomorrow’s contest. Who are you putting your bets on? Let us know your views in the comments below.

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