US Open Finalist Daniil Medvedev Emerges as an Inspiration for a Little Kid Trying to Emulate His ‘Octopus’ Antics

Daniil Medvedev has constructed himself into an ultimate tennis competition. Growing up in the era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, he has drawn out inspiration to be the best version of himself. But now that he has maintained his top form for years, he has emerged as an inspiration for the younger tennis generation.

Recently, the Russian tennis player saw himself as an inspiration to a young kid as a role model on the court and expressed his elation at seeing a budding player employ a similar play style to his. While the 27-year-old reached the US Open finals and gave Djokovic tough competition for this 24th Grand Slam title, he somewhere ended the Grand Slam season with a blast.

Daniil Medvedev sees himself as an inspiration for a young kid

After making it to the last Grand Slam tournament’s final, the third-ranked tennis player has seen himself in a different role. While he has always drawn inspiration from the 36-year-old Serbian tennis player’s dedication, this time his octopus-style prowess on the court has stood out as an inspiration for a young kid.

Recently, the 2021 US Open champion took to his Twitter account to acknowledge a child’s effort to display skills that gave him the popular nickname Octopus. He wrote, “Inspiring new generations everywhere!”

The Russian tennis player is called Octopus for a reason. The way he has perfected the game as he is just able to get all the balls that not other tennis players are able to, making him stand out from the tennis crowd.

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Nevertheless, he has not only inspired young kids to take up the sport or follow his approach to the game. He has also stood up as a role model for tennis players currently present in the circuit. A few months ago, the British tennis sensation, Emma Raducanu made a huge Revolution regarding how she took inspiration from Medvedev to make a shootout victory, in crucial moments of the match.

Emma Raducanu inspired by Medvedev’s tennis prowess

When the 20-year-old tennis pro was preparing to face Iga Swiatek, in Indian Wells earlier this year, she made a significant disclosure about getting inspiration from Medvedev, and talked about how she got past the difficult match with Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach that event level.

According to Eurosport, the 2022 US Open champion said that she took inspiration from Daniil Medvedev, looking at the way he pushed himself to a three just a day ago during the third round of the same tournament and sealed a victory from his end.

Nevertheless, who is your inspiration in the tennis arena? Do you also admire Medvedev on the court? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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