MOSCOW, May 31, Oleg Bogatov. Daniil Medvedev surpasses Marina in terms of skill Cilic, but played in a duel against a Croat in the 1/8 finals of the French Open Tennis below his capabilities and did not use a good chance to break through at least to the final of the tournament, said former world number one Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Medvedev, who occupies the second line of the world ranking, on Monday, in the fourth round, Roland Garros lost to Cilic (30th in the ATP rankings) with a score of 2:6, 3:6, 2:6. Cilic took over Medvedev for the first time, the previous three meetings ended in victory for the Russian. «Probably, the result of the match is illogical if we compare the level of Daniil and his opponent now. It seems to me that he should have beaten Cilic without much difficulty, based on the fact that this is a match of the fourth round of the Grand Slam tournament. Therefore, it is a big surprise for me that Medvedev did not take advantage of a good opportunity to reach at least the final. Because if he won, he would have played in the quarterfinals with Andrei Rublev, with whom he has a positive score in personal meetings. The result of the fight is disappointing,» Kafelnikov said. «I think that Daniil probably played below his capabilities. A player of this level, I repeat, should have taken advantage of the chance. And he had a very good chance to reach almost the final stage of the competition,» added the Olympic champion. On May 17, Medvedev played the first match after missing more than a month and a half due to an operation on hernia removal. Kafelnikov does not believe that the Russian did not have time to get in shape during the French Open. «Daniel has already played three matches in Paris and played very decently, without giving up a single set to any of his opponents. That says something,» Kafelnikov said .
