‘Someone Going for the 21st Grand Slam’: Daniil Medvedev Jokes About Facing Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in Similar Situations

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev has reached yet another Grand Slam final. He has made it to consecutive finals at the Australian Open and he seems to be the player to beat after witnessing his performances over the past couple of weeks. 

Today, he was up against another next-gen star in the Greek sensation, Stefanos Tsitsipas. It had all the makings to be an epic encounter. However, the match was won by the Russian powerhouse without much difficulty as it lasted for close to 2 hours and 30 minutes. 

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Daniil Medvedev sees the lighter side of the mammoth test on Sunday 

After winning the match, Medvedev spoke about his next opponent, Rafael Nadal, who he will play in the final of the Australian Open 2022. Interestingly, he was the man who stopped Djokovic from winning the 21st Grand Slam title and is in a similar position to doing to same to Rafa. 

Reflecting on the scenario, the 25-year-old player stated, “What is funny is that I’m going to play again someone who’s going for the 21st Grand Slam. I guess last time Rafa was watching near the TV and I think Novak will be watching this one also.”

However, Nadal has already played Daniil once in a Grand Slam final at the US Open in 2019 and won the battle in a 5-set thriller. Since then, Daniil has improvised immensely and it will be interesting to see how they perform on Sunday. 

If Rafa wins the match on Sunday, he will be the first man to be the winner of 21 Grand Slam titles. On the other hand, Daniil has a great opportunity ahead of him to win his second Grand Slam, consecutively. We wish both players the best of luck in the final of the first Grand Slam of the season.

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