MOSCOW, January 27, Svetlana Bonopartova Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev and Italian Jannik Sinner have equal chances in the final of the Australian Open, said Honored Coach of Russia Viktor Yanchuk.
On Friday, Medvedev won a strong-willed victory over Alexander Zverev representing Germany in 4 hours and 18 minutes with a score of 5:7, 3:6, 7:6 (7:4), 7:6 (7:5), 6:3 and reached the final of the Australian Open, where he will play with Sinner, who had previously beaten the first racket of the world, Serbian Novak Djokovic. The score of personal matches is 6-3 in favor of the Russian. At the same time, the Italian won the last three matches. Medvedev will play in the final of a Grand Slam tournament for the sixth time, having previously won the US Open in 2021.
Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open ATP26 January 2024 • starts at 11:45FinishedDaniil MedvedevRussia3: 25:73:67:67:66:3Alexander ZverevGermany
“»Here you will find a scythe for a stone. Everyone has their own strengths . Medvedev has psychological confidence, character, attitude and reliability in the way he plays. He is difficult to break through. Sinner is young and fast. He attacks very sharply and plays along all lines of the tennis court. Sinner is a growing, progressing player. The fact that he reached the final , suggests that he is a dangerous and highly qualified athlete. But Daniil is not inferior to him. So here the chances are 50 to 50,» Yanchuk said.