Nadal coach Moya full of praise for Daniil Medvedev
Rafael Nadal has never lost to Daniil Medvedev . Nadal's coach Carlos Moya can still find a lot of positive things in the Russian game.
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last edit: May 21, 2020, 11:59 am
The start of the playful relationship between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev was a clear affair for the Spaniard in summer 2019: Nadal won the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Montreál 6: 3 and 6: 0, thus adding to the Russian second final defeat within a week (on Sunday before Medvedev was defeated by Nick Kyrgios in the Washington final).
The other two games, which should follow in the past season, also went to Nadal - but the outcome was hanging by a thread: first at the US Open, when Medvedev found back into the match after 0: 2 set deficit, the decisive one At the beginning, the passage had great chances to initiate the sensation. And then again at the ATP Finals in London, when Nadal prevailed in the tiebreak of the third set - after Medvedev had already led 5: 1.
Medvedev surprises Nadal and Moya
Carlos Moya has accompanied all of these matches - and above all, the gameplay at the US Open is still in his mind's eye. "It's like a wall," Moya said in an interview with Eurosport recently. “You don't normally play against guys like him who stay away from the baseline. And move so well as a big player. He is such a good athlete and it is very difficult to overpower him. ”You have to bet on variations, play short balls, flat balls, lure Medvedev forward, challenge him with the slice.
In Flushing Meadows, Medvedev learned from his early mistakes. “When he was two sets behind, he started to play serve volley, go more to direct points, keep the rallies shorter. That worked. In the fifth set, he had 1-0 and 15:40. I don't know what would have happened if Rafa couldn't have held his serve. ”Medvedev surprised her. "He changed his tactics. And that shows how good it is. "