Russian tennis player, Daniil Medvedev has being seeing the face of success in the recent past. He won the US Open 2021 and reached the final of the Australian Open 2022.
Daniil Medvedev won the 2022 Australian Open semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach his second consecutive Australian Open final.
Medvedev would have wanted to win the ‘Happy Slam’ to become the first become the first man in the Open era to win his first two Grand Slam titles in succession.
However, Rafael Nadal quashed his hopes to do the same, by making history of his own. Rafa became the first men to win 21 Grand Slam titles.
Previously the Russian denied Novak Djokovic the calendar Grand Slam in the U.S. Open final. He would have wanted to stop Nadal from setting an all-time men’s record of 21 Grand Slam titles.
Daniil Medvedev’s Supportive Message for Novak Djokovic
Djokovic has not played a competitive match for 11 weeks. The reason being his vaccination status and the whole Australian Open debacle. He is preparing to play in the courts of Dubai, where there are very few covid protocols.
Djokovic gave an interview to RTS, the Serbian state channel. He said, “Everything that has happened will affect my return in Dubai.”
“I will try to channel all this energy, to turn it into fuel both mentally and physically. There is extra motivation, surely.”
Dubai ATP 500 event will feature four members of the world’s top ten. However, both of the recent Australian Open finalists – Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev will be playing in Acapulco next week instead. There Medvedev is poised to replace Djokovic as world no.1 if he wins the title.
During his RTS interview, Djokovic said that Medvedev had contacted him within 45 minutes after the Australia Open final.
Nole said, “Daniil is an extremely good guy. We have a great and respectful relationship. I think he appreciates that I practised a lot with him and helped him when he was a junior, gave him advice and answered some questions. We were on the same plane when Russia played Davis Cup in Serbia, he was very thankful for that. Our relationship keeps growing.”
“He texted me 45 minutes after the finals, which surprised me. Content of the message is private, but it was supportive, both ways. He is very authentic and speaks his mind on every stage, he is not always politically correct, which many people won’t like. He reminds me of myself in that regard.”