Daniil Medvedev Still Can’t Forget This Match With Rafael Nadal – And It’s Not US Open

Daniil Medvedev qualified for the year ending ATP Finals 2019 after a flurry of good performances. The Russian notably had a finals finish at the US Open.

Apart from that, he won two Masters 1000 titles – one at Cincinnati and the other at Shanghai. However, the ATP Finals was a tragic experience for Medvedev. While many expected him to shine, it was instead Stefanos Tsitsipas who claimed the big one successfully.

Medvedev revealed in an interview to the Tennis Magazine that this is one loss that still haunts him. He made special mention of his encounter against Rafael Nadal.

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What did Daniil Medvedev say? 

Medvedev revealed that he could have performed better. Instead, it ended up as an unfulfilled opportunity –

“I should have played better, especially in the most important moments of the match. I still remember that painful defeat against Rafa where he managed to turn a result that was very adverse.”

Daniil lost all three of his group stage matches. His competitors were Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev. The aforementioned defeat against Nadal came with a scoreline of 6-7, 6-3, 7-6.

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However, Medvedev has no qualms in saying that he had a fantastic experience in London. In fact, he would love to revisit the place –

“I hope never to miss a date like that again. In spite of everything, the experience was very good, since playing such a tournament is something fantastic for any tennis player. It is a unique tournament. We are always traveling, but London is the only tournament where tennis players have their own spa.

Show that you are a special person. I hope to live this experience again. I will work hard to get back there ”.

At this point, thinking of the ATP Finals is still far fetched. Medvedev played one grand slam where he made it to the fourth round (Australian Open). It will be interesting to see how he performes once tennis resumes.