Written by Richard Pagliaro | @Itenisi_Manje | Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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Janni””ck Sinner he's the best player in the world and a tough reality check Daniel Medvedev.
The top seed has won seven of the last eight meetings against Medvedev ahead of their round robin match on Wednesday at the ATP Finals in Turin.
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In the final of the Topsy-turvy Australian Open last January, Sinner roared to victory in two sets. Daniel Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to capture his maiden championship.
The 22-year-old Sinner made history by becoming the first Italian to win the singles title at the Australian Open and he is following in his footsteps. Adriano Pannatta, 1976 Roland Garros champion, as the first Italian man in 48 years to lift the trophy for the Grand Slam title.
Ahead of their Turin rematch, Medvedev said the toughest challenge facing Italy is that you can play your best tennis and lose.
“I feel like, it will sound strange because I lost a lot of games, but I feel like with tactics I know what to do,” Medvedev told the media at Turn. “It's just a problem that the guy is playing so well. He can play the best game possible, tennis-wise, and still lose. That's the truth. It's not a simple truth.
“Now like I said after the match today, I'm ready, I'm going out, I'm playing my tennis, I'm losing easily, that's okay. I'm winning easily, that's it. I'm losing hard, that's right. I'm winning hard, that's right. Well, I'll see how it goes.
