MOSCOW, July 9, Andrey Simonenko. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev had a service advantage in the Wimbledon quarterfinals against the world number one from Italy, Jannik Sinner, and this was the key to success, says Shamil Tarpishchev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation (RFF).
Medvedev beat Sinner in five games on Tuesday.
“We always expect something good from Medvedev,” said Tarpishchev, answering the question whether the victory of the Russian tennis player was unexpected. “He didn’t look doomed before the match, but lately there have been difficulties. He didn’t served very consistently. But in this match he had 68% of the first serve, three percent more than Sinner, however, if we take out the second set, where Medvedev lost two serves, then our player probably had the advantage in this component. , first of all, became the key to success.»
«Secondly, Medvedev played the entire game quite evenly and played well from the volley. And, of course, the fact that (Bulgarian Grigor) Dimitrov withdrew in the previous round in the first set in the match against our player helped Daniil look better physically. These three factors affected the result. In terms of tactics, everything was clear, both played well, that’s why they decided on all the nuances that I mentioned,” the agency’s interlocutor continued.
In the semi-finals, Medvedev will have to play with the winner of the match between Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) and Tommy Paul (USA). “Alcaraz is more dangerous because it disrupts the game better, it acts more varied, it is harder to adapt to it. The workload that the winner will receive in their match will also decide. But the main thing is to hold serve, this is especially important on grass,” concluded Tarpischev.