December 28, 2024, 2:25 PM ET
After giving in for the third time in the final of the Australian Openthe Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev (3rd) acknowledged this Sunday at a press conference his sadness for failing again in a decisive instance, arguing that the physical appearance influenced the comeback of the Italian Jannik Sinner (4th), who celebrated 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3 in three hours and 46 minutes.
Medvedev lost for the third time in the Australian Open final. EFE/EPA
“When you have a positive or athletic mentality you really It is very, very difficult to lose in a final, even more so than in the semi-finals or quarter-finals.. But you always have to find positive aspects, so a final is better than a semi or quarterfinal,” said the 27-year-old Muscovite, who has a celebration at the 2021 US Open and four defeats in the last game of Grand tournaments. Slam.
On the other hand, the right-hander, 198 centimeters tall and a pupil of Gilles Cervara, differentiated this meeting from that of 2022when he fell 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5 against the Spanish Rafael Nadal: “The result is similar but the match went differently. Also the feelings and circumstances, now I dream more than ever, probably not today, but in life in general. “It is no longer a child who dreams but myself, who does everything possible for his present and future.”
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“I don’t feel like I stopped playing after going ahead 2-0, I didn’t make serious mistakes. I think what happened is that he started to play better and changed tactically. I got physically tired and I made my serve a little worse, just like in the previous games, only Jannik was able to take advantage of it,” highlighted the owner of 20 ATP titles, five in 2023.
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Finally, the former world number 1 pointed out in the 24 hours and 17 minutes disputed on the ocean cement, where the record for most time on court in a Majorheld by the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) in New York in 2022: “Five sets are difficult for the body. The worst I felt was the day after the matches against Hurkacz and Zverev, yesterday in practice I didn’t know how I was going to play and move. When you go to sleep late the next day you feel horrible, you’re just trying to recover. At least I’m in the history of the books for something.”