MOSCOW, January 29, Vasily Bogdanov. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev in the Australian final Open — 2022 will get even with the Spaniard Rafael Nadal for the defeat in the decisive match of the US Open 2019, said the honored coach of Russia Viktor Yanchuk. 6:4, 6:1, while Nadal knocked out the Italian Matteo Berrettini from the tournament (6:3, 6:2, 3:6, 6:3). The opponents will play each other for the fifth time, while the head-to-head advantage is on the side of the 35-year-old Spaniard — 3:1. In the final of the US Open 2019, the Russian lost to Nadal with a score of 5:7, 3:6, 7:5, 6:4, 4:6. «In terms of class, they are approximately equal. Nadal is in excellent shape, and Medvedev is young, tenacious, reliable. Psychology will be decisive. Whoever has stronger nerves will win. But I tend more in favor of Daniil. He has serious ambitions, he believes in himself and with honor passed all the tests that fell to his lot.He must cope with the last obstacle on this path and get even for the defeat at the US Open.I think Medvedev is ripe for victory.Nadal will not be able to «score» him — Daniil knows how to counterattack and will give a fitting rebuff to the Spaniard,» Yanchuk said.
