MOSCOW, January 22 Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev showed the Open correspondent Australian Championship to Jim Courier, who is a former world number one, as he plays on the back line during his matches.
On Monday, Medvedev, the third racket of the world, beat the Portuguese Nuno Borges (number 69 in the world ranking) in the fourth round match of the Australian Open with a score of 6:3, 7:6 (7:4), 5:7, 6: 1 and reached the quarterfinals of the tournament. At the end of the meeting, the Russian, during an interview on the court, ironically showed the journalist the positions he takes during matches and how he plays on the back line.
“”It seemed to me that I was playing quite aggressively, but this didn’t bother him much. He responded harshly. In some places it didn’t work out, of course, there were a lot of double faults. I’m glad that we didn’t play five sets, I’m really glad about that. I I thought I was 100% ready for this match, but Borjes made me doubt it. I made a lot of mistakes in the third set, and in the fourth I charged up and showed my level. Now I feel tired, I need to recover for the next game “, Medvedev said.
In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Medvedev will play against Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz (9th seed). The 27-year-old Russian is a finalist at the 2021 and 2022 Australian Open.
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