Daniil Medvedev sprinkles Dominic Thiem roses - In top form "one of the best players in history"
Daniil Medvedev has praised his final opponentDominic Thiem after the contested final at the ATP Finals in the highest tones.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Nov 23, 2020, 06:19 pm
For a long time, things didn't look too good for Daniil Medvedev in the final of the 2020 ATP Finals. His opponent Dominic Thiem had the match under control for much of the game, but failed to make the preliminary decision in the middle of the second set. So after 2:42 hours of play it was the Russian who won the last title of the year.
It was probably the "best victory of his life", said Medvedev after the contested three-set success. On the one hand, the 24-year-old attributed this to his shown level, on the other hand it was great to have beaten Dominic Thiem, who is in top form.
"I think he played at his best level today. I don't know. Maybe that's not the case, but that's how I felt during the match," said Medvedev. In any case, it was "the most difficult success" of his life, because "Dominic is a really difficult opponent to play on."
Medvedev hopes for a long rivalry with Thiem
"If Dominic plays like he does today, he is one of the best players in history. Maybe not when it comes to titles or Grand Slams, but when he plays (in this form, note)," said the fourth place in the world, Thiem Rosen. Medvedev is particularly proud of the fact that he made the Austrian tired in a best-of-three match: "I think it's a great success."
Medvedev hope that the final at the ATP Finals may only be a small part of a big duel with Thiem. "Hopefully we can still play a lot of matches on the big stages." For the Austrian, however, the Russian sees no limit: "He's an incredible player who will probably win many more titles."
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