Daniel Medvedev After winning his first title at the US Open in 2021, he has not been able to perform steadily and even failed to maintain his #1 spot after his fourth round defeat. Nick Kyrgios inside 2022 US Open. carlos alcarazHe dethroned US Open champion Medvedev and became the youngest player to win the world’s number one. Medvedev was honest enough to admit his mistakes and lose his first place.
“saidTo be honest, I didn’t feel much when I lost #1. Ranking is the result of your results, and if we take the American summer, for example, I didn’t score enough to stay #1, or even #2 or 3. Whereas Casper Ruud, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal. Of course, they got much more points with the two Grand Slams they won at the beginning of the season. So, it just makes sense. I don’t feel anything about it, I have no reason to cry. I can only tell myself that I have to do better if I want to find this place in the future.“
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Daniil Medvedev envisions ending the year on a positive note: “It’s important to gain confidence”
Daniil Medvedev dropped to fourth place, 1675 points behind Carlos Alcaraz. Casper Ruud and Raphael Nadal in second and third place, respectively. He hopes to end the year with some highlights and believes he can soon regain his top spot.
said “I will play three tournaments before Paris. I have great motivation. Of course, there is no Grand Slam ahead, and this is the only time in the season you play a tournament without a Slam. But next year will come very quickly after the end of the Australian Open season. That’s why it’s important to gain confidence at the end of the year. It’s the best way to prepare for next season, especially the Australian Open.”
He further added:It’s important to me to score as many indoors as possible to seed as high as possible in Melbourne. I can go up to 3750 points in all tournaments I will play. Of course this will be nearly impossible to achieve, but why not? It would be nice to end the year like this. If I manage to collect a lot of points, maybe I’ll have a chance to win #1 again next year.“
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