ATP Masters Toronto: Daniil Medvedev - "Defeat in Tokyo made me stronger"
Daniil Medvedev won the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto in an impressive manner: The Russian is now hoping to have started a run with it.
by Michael Rothschädl
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Aug 16, 2021, 11:47 am
Daniil Medvedev was still missing the big title in the calendar year 2021. Now the Russian has also eliminated this sword of Damocles, with a sovereign final success at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto, the 25-year-old won his fourth title in this category - and undoubtedly his largest this game year.
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Two years ago, the tournament in Canada was the starting point of a great run for the Russian, at that time Medvedev lost to Rafael Nadal in the final at the National Bank Open, but then the Russian won in Cincinnati and reached his first Grand Slam final in Flushing Meadows.
No time to celebrate
Medvedev would welcome a similar run this year: "I'm happy about this win and hope that I can continue to play at this level for Cincinnati and New York. Two years ago I did it and hopefully we can do it again in 2021." , declared the world number two , who took the plane to Cincinnati hours after the triumph.
Due to the tight schedule, the celebrations of the Masters triumph are extremely slow. "I'm not going to party much. Maybe I'll have a glass of champagne if I have to go to Cincinnati in a couple of hours. I won't have a way to celebrate. It's a shame the tournaments happen so often because then you can has no time to enjoy the triumph. "
The lessons of the Olympics
For Medvedev, the triumph in Toronto is also the culmination of a turnaround after the Russian disappointed somewhat with his quarter-final at the Olympic Games. "After losing the Olympics, I told myself that I had to change my mind. I had suffered one of the worst defeats as a professional. It made me stronger and made me realize that I have to have a good week to myself in Toronto to rehabilitate, "declared the Russian.
In tennis, however, this soaring flight would at most be a snapshot, emphasized Medvedev: "If I go to Cincinnati and fail in the first round, I will feel bad again. This is tennis, a roller coaster ride of emotions."