Preview: Family rivals Medvedev and Zverev square off



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Like most wives, Daria Medvedeva occasionally has to complain about her husband, Daniil. Before showing up at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris earlier this month, Daniil had a big one for her.

“I was actually, how can we call him, cry to my wife, not cry, just complain,” My God, I don’t have the level, I don’t even have a final, I’m playing so bad blah blah blah ?? he remembered.

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Medvedev won the tournament, beating his adversary Alexander Zverev in a very close final. Perhaps without wanting to reveal too much to his rivals, the 24-year-old Russian magician did not reveal how his wife, a former Top 100 youth tennis player, lifted his spirits. But if you’re superstitious, you might want to tilt your wife’s ear a bit more before Sascha Zverev, 23, gets a chance to get revenge on his rival Monday during the round robin rematch at The O2.

The players have a lot in common. Born 10 months apart, both are right-handed with a two-handed backhand that stands 6 to 6. (198 cm) and lives in Monaco. They both have Russian parents, Sascha from Sochi, Daniil from Moscow, and they support the Bayern Munich football club. Zverev has a dog named Lovik who has his own Instagram page. Medvedev once tweeted a video depicting his husky howling at the moon. Medvedev recently said that his goal on the court is “to drive (his) opponents crazy.” and Zverev does the same with his booming serves and precision shots.

Zverev was successful on the Tour before, but Medvedev has been closing in fast and is now ranked three places ahead of the German at No. 4 in the FedEx ATP Rankings.

Big men come on their tilt of all against all like a pair of wild horses. The German is 27-9 on the season and has been in tears, winning 12 of his last 13 games, all indoors. Medvedev’s form before beating Bercy wasn’t quite as sharp, but he has shown flashes of brilliance at times this season, particularly during his run to the US Open semifinals, where he didn’t. dropping a set before losing to eventual champion Dominic Thiem.

Zverev holds a 5-2 ATP Head2Head lead in their rivalry, but the Russian has taken two of the last three meetings. Zverev has played in the Nitto ATP Finals four times, compiling a 7-5 record while winning the event in 2018, when he beat Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic along the way. Last season, Sascha lost in the semi-finals of the event to Dominic Thiem. Medvedev qualified for the first time last year and went 0-3, although he held one match point against Rafael Nadal.

They both sounded confident and eager to get this week started. “London is a place where we love the environment, we love the stadium and everything.” said Zverev, whose older brother Mischa also plays on the Tour. “It’s going to be tough, it’s going to be different, but I’m still looking forward to playing in this beautiful stadium for the last time at the Nitto ATP Finals. It’s still going to be special.

Medvedev, the name comes from the Russian root. bear, which means bear, sounded less like a guy with a lot of complaints about his wife and more like a man ready to take over the world, or at least the 1970 Tokyo Group.

“I have confidence in myself so I think it will help me here in London.” he said.

?? In Paris, everything went well. I played very good tennis, it was difficult to fail and that’s why I’m in my best shape and that’s when it’s hard to beat me.

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