Medvedev with some takes at the presser. "I've never been broken 3 consecutive times on hardcourts before. This shows how slow the courts are. Like clay". "Dimitrov played better than any of my opponents at the USO. He will win Indian Wells playing like this".
"It's like clay" says Medvedev after getting upset in Indian Wells
ATPThursday, 14 October 2021 at 12:30
Daniil Medvedev allowed himself a rare collapse in his BNP Paribas Open match against Grigor Dimitrov where he threw away a 6-4 4-1 lead.
It was an unbelievable match in the desert between Medvedev and Dimitrov that saw the Russian dominate early in the match only to lose it later. Medvedev was cruising early against Dimitrov who did not play badly but was simply outplayed by his opponent. At 4-1 in the 2nd set things dramatically changed with Medvedev collapsing out of nowhere.
After pulling back a 1-4 deficit, Dimitrov woke up and found himself winning the 2nd set with 6-4. After that, his level never dropped off with Medvedev losing the final one 3-6. After the match the Russian was impressed with Grigor's level saying:
"Dimitrov played better than any of my opponents at the USO. He will win Indian Wells playing like this".
Whether Medvedev is right remains to be seen but the Russian did lose control of the match. A similar thing happened in London at Wimbledon where he similarly lost a match where he appeared to be cruising. Asked what contributed to the unexpected loss Medvedev pointed out the slowness of the court which in his mind did not help:
"I've never been broken 3 consecutive times on hardcourts before. This shows how slow the courts are. Like clay".
Well, he will need to adapt to that because the courts in the desert have been since forever.
claps 2visitors 8305
Just In
Popular News
Latest Comments
- Doping and transparency??? That will never happen :-)
AceOfBase25-12-2024 - That will give the qualifications something extra to watch itAceOfBase25-12-2024
- 2 kids now, so ready for her comeback :-)AceOfBase25-12-2024
- Renee Stubbs, stop the race baiting, you snow flake. Nothing badosa said was racist, and Paula, don't knee-jerk apologize for nothing.tennistim23-12-2024
- Rybakina is back!!
mandoist21-12-2024 - She sems to have a turbulent relationship with The Truth. Not even smartenough to make an excuse like "I severely twisted my ankle yesterday" -- then be seen shopping in some city next day while "recuperating"!mandoist21-12-2024
- Why do you even publish this TwatCaster's PATHETIC stunt for attention? There's plenty of reasons why imbeciles like him are 'talking' and people like Iga Swiatek are 'walking the walk'. Tennisuptodate should be above this tripe.mandoist16-12-2024
- If and when Political Correctness and gullible hearts over-rule BIOLOGY, the Human world begins its already seeming decline.mandoist15-12-2024
- The new generation has arrived and these guys need to do it with the left overs.AceOfBase13-12-2024
- Every young, inexperiend CEO has "better" ideas (and friends to hire).mandoist12-12-2024
