With his course in a smooth form and many past champions who missed the injury, Daniil Medvedev said he felt confident when he prepared to try to win his first big title at A.S.
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The number two world, who fell to Rafa Nadal in the Five Epic final in Flushing Meadows in 2019, was guaranteed not to suffer the same fate this year after the Spaniard said he would focus on healing a disturbing foot injury.
Besides Nadal, Previous Champions Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem and Juan Martin del Potro will also be lost in the action in New York.
“I will try to do my best.
If I managed to keep the level I play now, I have a good chance to go far,” Medvedev told reporters after destroying Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the semi-finals.
West & South Open on Friday.
But the Russian who served great said he knew anything could happen at the biggest stage of sports.
“One day you might feel it’s not so good,” Medvedev said, who complained about the stunned heat at the Tokyo Olympics before falling in the quarter-finals.
“You will get an opponent who will play the best match of his life.” And even though the other game titans came out of the picture, the most dangerous players in all tennis, number one number one Novak Djokovic, would be very motivated.
The Serb Heads to New York are looking to complete the grand slam calendar and get the title of the 21st Male Grand Slam that breaks the record.
“Surely Novak will be the highest competitor,” said Medvedev.
“He won almost all Grand Slams now.
He has won 20.
He has experience.
He has a level.
I won’t lie.” So he’s a man under pressure, but I think he likes it.
Some people under pressure can be cracked.
That’s not Novak.
So he must be the main competitor, “he said, noting that if they met it would be in the final because they would be on the opposite side of the lottery.” When I played well in New York, I can get good results, and of course, yes, I want to win it, “he said.
US Open Run from August 30 to September 12.