Danil Medvedev’s first appetite against Rafael Nadal was an eight-year-old child.
When crashing into the Moscow club wall as a child, Medvedev imagined him playing Nadal.
In the final of the Australian Open on Sunday – with history on a 25-year-old Russian will try to keep everything together, when he faces legendary Spanish.
Medvedev knows the ball will return.
Nadal’s biggest strength is not a heavy forehand, left-handed or the ability to defeat, does not shine and not binding, but he is the main competitor of sports with instincts.
That’s what makes luster smile.
While it will be the final spirit, crafting the two men who bring to the stage can be what they decide.
Stance Nadal is more aggressive since working with former world no.1 Carlos Moya has given a game like a knife.
In their five years with Nadal won six grand slam, making the two finals in Melbourne Park, Sunday will be the third.
The Spaniard, who positioned these two weeks was wise, taking him to Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals, serving again from right behind the base line before stepping in and pounding his opponent’s strength.
Cancel culture.
Nadal reverses that to solve Italy in the fourth set, force a study to come up with a shot on the forehand side when under pressure.
“It’s about creating some doubts in the opponent,” said Nadal, insisting on the final is about the Australian Open and not no.21.
Medvedev, which in the past two years arose when his generation runner, would take his own brand of expertise and experience into the title match at Melbourne Park.
“It’s very difficult to get to the final and I always have it there, waiting for me,” Medvedev said about tennis trinity, which was tied to 20 grand slams respectively.
“What I took from the three finals I had before was that you had to do better than 100 percent to win.
That’s what I managed to do in the US Open.” Medvedev, looking to become the first person to support his first grand slam title with the second chance, would not carry baggage to the title match.
What pressure? His bony bony jumped in a question.
“I know what I can afford when I play well.
I know I can defeat anyone,” he said, considering his US victory.
“I know that I was able to win seven consecutive matches, the last match against Novak was epic.” Russia pulled zero when asked about his relationship with No.21.
“I’m not going to go to 21,” he explained.
“I know what happened, I know what Rafa, I know what will happen to Novak.
But that’s the kind, not mine.” The plan is to be the last person standing on Sundays and the first to provide unique records.
One pegged in competitive maturity.