"I feel like it’s not a bad rivalry" - Medvedev on facing Djokovic again

| by Zachary Wimer

At the 2022 Astana Open, Daniil Medvedev will be playing already in the semifinals after destroying Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-1, 6-1.

The Russian has been very dominant at the ATP 500 event in Kazakhstan so far and he will try to continue also in the semifinals. However, he will face Novak Djokovic who is on a 14-match winning streak in ATP matches and he will be trying to add his third consecutive title. Yet, Daniil Medvedev will be there to stop him as he spoke about his quarterfinal opponent as well as the Serbian during the press conference.

"Did the Australian Open break me? I don't know" - says Daniil Medvedev
"Did the Australian Open break me? I don't know" - says Daniil Medvedev

“It was great!” Medvedev said after the win. “Of course I know that Roberto can play much better than he did today. He’s proved that many times, not only against me. But that’s what tennis is, one day you feel bad, one day you feel worse."

“So I’m happy I managed to play the right game, to be really solid, to do everything I can to make his life difficult. I’m really happy to win [against] him. It’s a little bit tough to say because there were some points where I was like ‘I’m not going to miss, Roberto you have to do the point if you want to win.’"

The Russian also spoke about his rivalry with Novak Djokovic. Although it's far from being comparable to one of the Big Three, Medvedev played the 21-time Grand Slam champion already 10 times and won four of those matches.

"I want to beat everybody.” Medvedev responded. “I would say Rafa [Nadal] even more because I lost two Grand Slam finals against Rafa. But I’m really happy to play against Novak. I thought about this before the match, we’ve only actually played one tournament together this year, which was Roland Garros. We meet again and I’m really happy. I feel like it’s not a bad rivalry. Of course not close to Novak against Roger or Rafa, but still. I need to be at my best tomorrow.”

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