Wimbledon 2021: Bayern fan Medvedev can live with England making it to the finals
The European Football Championship is also a big topic at Wimbledon. Like in the on-court interview with Daniil Medvedev after he made it to the round of 16.
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last edit: Jul 04, 2021, 10:30 pm
From the standpoint of football fans, Matteo Berrettini and Lorenzo Sonego have all the advantages on their side in the field of the round of 16: The Italians are the only players who could still be inclined to a team based on their birth certificate. Of course, Andrey Rublev or Karen Khachanov are free to cheer on the Spanish Furia Roja. Both spend a lot of time in Spain, Rublev and Fernando Vincente are coached by an Iberian.
Daniil Medvedev completes the Russian trio among the last 16, he also has a Spanish trainer in Gil Cervara. Honestly, as Medvedev is, after the five-set win against Marin Cilic in the on-court interview, he initially identified himself as a fan of Bayern Munich. And that implies that he was more on the side of Joachim Löw's team in the duel between the English and the Germans.
Medvedev has Kane on the Fantasy Team
Harry Kane's goal had something good for Medvedev, England captain has a fixed place in the fantasy team of the number two in the tennis world. And Daniil Medvedev isn't a monster either: Should he still be in Wimbledon next Sunday and be in the final, then the Three Lions can play for the first European title in their history that evening.
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First, however, Medvedev has to deal with Hubert Hurkacz on Manic Monday, who, from the Russian's point of view, will hopefully not have the killer instinct of Robert Lewandowski. Then it could go against Roger Federer , French world champions have been warned about Swiss athletes these days. A semi-final against Alexander Zverev would bring the affection for German football back into the game, the expected final opponent Novak Djokovic was the only one of the top players (with the exception of Berrettini and Sonego) to not have to digest any negative experiences in terms of football: Serbia qualified for the EURO Missed 2020.
Here the single tableau in Wimbledon
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