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Tennis – Australian Open – Men’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 31, 2022 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev looks dejected after Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins the men’s singles final REUTERS/Morgan Sette
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Tennis – Australian Open – Men’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 31, 2022 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev looks dejected after Spain’s Rafael Nadal wins the men’s singles final REUTERS/Morgan Sette
World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev has been one of the most successful players in recent times. The manner in which he has gone about things in his career over the past couple of years has been exceptional.
Despite a heart-breaking loss to Rafael Nadal in the finals of the Australian Open, Medvedev clinched the no.1 ranking from Novak Djokovic and it all depends on the Russian star now to hold on to that top spot.
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Ahead of the Indian Wells event, Daniil was asked about the move from tennis organizations to remove the Russian flag beside players names and allowing them to compete as neutral athletes.
Speaking on this subject, Medvedev stated, “It’s hard to talk about it because I just want to play tennis. I want to promote this sport, what I do. The situation at the moment is such that I can only do that as a neutral athlete. You never know. In some sports, such a decision was made. But tennis may be different from others because it is played by individuals who live in different parts of the world. There is a possibility, but I hope that will not happen.”
(Quotes translated using Google translate)
Coming to tennis, Daniil has been performing exceptionally well at the Grand Slams. He reached the Australian Open final this year and was a touching distance from winning back-to-back Majors.
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Tennis – ATP 500 – Abierto Mexicano – The Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico – February 22, 2022 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev reacts during his match against France’s Benoit Paire REUTERS/Henry Romero
Daniil Medvedev had a remarkable 2021 season
Medvedev was the runner-up at the 2021 Australian Open. Even at Roland Garros, he reached the quarterfinals for the first time. In fact, he won his first match at Roland Garros after registering dismal performances in the previous seasons.
At the Wimbledon Championships, he lost in the pre-quarterfinal to Hubert Hurkacz. Soon after, he became the first man last season to beat Novak Djokovic at a major when he outpowered him to clinch his first-ever Grand Slam title at the US Open.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Men’s Singles Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 30, 2022 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in action during the final against Spain’s Rafael Nadal REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Medvedev will be seen competing at the Indian Wells soon. He will be up against Tomas Machac in the second-round.
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