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Jannik Sinner says Carlos Alcaraz isn't only factor to improvement: "Daniil Medvedev is someone who made better"
ATPThursday, 28 March 2024 at 22:30
Jannik Sinner commented that Carlos Alcaraz is not the only tennis player who pushes him to be better and mentioned Daniil Medvedev as another important rival. The world No. 3 has been the best player of the year so far and won his first Grand Slam title at the 2024 Australian Open by defeating the Russian with a two-set comeback.
The Italian improved his record in 2024 to 20-1 after defeating Tomas Machac in the quarterfinals, with his only loss coming against Alcaraz in the semifinals of Indian Wells. In an interview with Tennis Channel, presenter Prakash Armitraj asked him about the pressure exerted by the Spanish player to continue improving.
The presenter mentioned an anecdote from Toni Nadal in which he indicated that in the early years of Rafael Nadal's career, they worked on shaping his game to counteract his great rival Roger Federer. Armitraj asked Sinner if he experiences something similar with Alcaraz, to which the Italian nodded, also making a nod to Daniil Medvedev:
"Of course, I think that's good to see, and this also makes me a better player," Sinner said. "Not only Carlos, but Daniil is someone who kind of made me a better player. Because I never beat him before, I tried to work on a couple of serve and volleys, drop shots, opening [up] the court with the short, corners and angles. So, you know, for sure, there are players who make you better.
"But you also have to reach a certain rounds to play against those. Which most likely are from quarters to semis to finals, and I'm really happy to play again in semis," he added. "It's gonna be a really tough match, but, you know, this is what I practice for, and let's see where I have improved."
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Sinner is gearing up to face the semifinals of the Miami Open and will take on the Russian former world No. 1 in a rematch of the 2023 final where Medvedev claimed the title. Their last encounter was none other than the Australian Open final, an epic match that ended with Sinner coming back from two sets down to win 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3:
"Against Daniil, if he plays the same was as the first two sets, like in Melbourne, it was over an hour," Sinner asserted. "So, I have to be really careful. But, you know, every match is different, I'm looking forward to it. And hopefully it's gonna be a good match, which I guess is the most important for not only for us players, but also for the fans,” Sinner commented.
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