MOSCOW, January 22 Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev jokingly responded to question about the serve of Pole Hubert Hurkacz, whom he will play in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
On Monday, Medvedev, ranked third in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, defeated Portugal's Nuno Borges in a fourth-round match at the Australian Open and reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, where he will meet world number nine Hurkacz.
«»Hubie is definitely a difficult opponent for me. He serves well. His serve is hard to return. In terms of the number of aces, he was in first place. Maybe he even had the best serve last year. This will be the key point. In my opinion look, he serves better than many others. I would compare him to Nick Kyrgios — very accurate and at the same time strong. We don't have many guys like that. Novak (Djokovic) has improved his serve. Jannik (Sinner) has improved a lot his serve. Of course, as I said, Hurkacz, Kyrgios. Previously there was (Ivo) Karlovic, (John) Isner,» Medvedev said at a press conference.
«I don't know if I'm in that category. I don't serve hard, but I feel like I serve accurately. Hurkacz has the second or third best serve on tour. It's hard to return. I plan to prepare my eyes and try to catch everything.» “what I can,” the Russian added.