"I would like to play Roger Federer" admits Medvedev

Roger Federer is the only player from the Big Three that Daniil Medvedev is yet to defeat, and he looks forward to it.

The end of the 2019 season and the whole 2020 season were big breakthrough moments for Daniil Medvedev. That was about the time, when Roger Federer disappeared from tennis courts for 13 months as he underwent two surgeries and that prevented the two from meeting.

They met 3 times in total before 2020 and Roger Federer won all of the matches. Now, the situation is much different and Daniil Medvedev will be ranked as no. 2 in the ATP Rankings as the first person outside of the 'Big Four' since July 2005.

“As we were talking with some other players here, many, many players would go out on the court after more than one year not playing and he would lose two and two without being able to put two balls in a row in the court,” Medvedev said. “Roger Federer almost 40, didn’t play for one year and is still capable of winning matches. It’s amazing.”

“I would definitely like to play Roger. He’s one of the three best in tennis history, it’s always great playing him,” Medvedev said. “I lost three times, I was not at the level that I am right now. But it’s still Roger, so it would be nice to play a few matches against him. [It's] not only [about] winning, but every time you step out on the court against the Big Three, it’s a special feeling.”

“As I’ve always said about the Big Three, they are unbelievable. The records they have set [are] probably not going to be beaten maybe in 100 years,” Medvedev said. “It’s very rare that you see this in sports. I don’t think you can say that other players were not good enough in this era, it’s just that they were unbelievable and there’s nothing for others to be ashamed of.”