ATP Masters Paris-Bercy: Daniil Medvedvev - "Knew that Novak Djokovic was out for revenge"
Daniil Medvedev found his master in Paris-Bercy in a high-class final in world number one Novak Djokovic. The Serb was able to take revenge for the severe defeat at the US Open in late summer.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Nov 08, 2021, 07:51 pm
"When I knew that I had to play against him, it was clear to me that he would try to return the favor, even if the game was very different from the US Open," said Daniil Medvedev minutes after his loss in the final at the ATP Masters -1000 event from Paris-Bercy. Novak Djokovic, whom the Russian was able to demystify in the final of the US Open, did it again, was able to add a few percent in the crucial moments and in the end earned how impressively he was able to celebrate his 38th Masters title.
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He was not at all happy with the game, thought he could have played a little better in a few moments, said Medvedev. On the other hand, however, he gave everything he was able to do that Sunday afternoon. Novak Djokovic was on the other side of the network. That man against whom even an excellent performance is sometimes not enough to win. "I played against one of the best players in the history of the sport," said Medvedev. "It was a great fight, we have to congratulate him because he was better than me in the important moments."
Displeasure with viewers
The Russian then reacted less prudently to a viewer who repeatedly disrupted the world number two with interjections: "That annoyed me very much today. It happened in the third set when I was 4-2 behind and Nole had a break ball . Just as I hit, I hear someone screaming and I'm losing my mind. The rest of Djokovic was very quick and I couldn't get the point. I don't want to use this incident as an excuse for this defeat, but I was angry because it was happened at a crucial moment in the game, "said Medvedev.
With the 5: 2 the Serbian had an advantage that it would be impossible to catch up against a player, stressed Medvedev. "It's not pleasant to play like that, and even more so when I know that scream was intentional. Sometimes I would hear" Allez Novak "or" Allez Daniil "before the serve. We have to improve something like that," emphasized the Russian with reference to other sports, such as snooker, in which silence is much better observed by the audience than in tennis.