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 | Jannik Sinner: The rivalry with Medvedev was one of the key factors in my development as a player because it was very difficult for me to beat him18-11-2024 |
Jannik Sinner spoke about his first opponent in the final, Alex de Minaur. The Australian is the only debutant in the tournament. The score in personal matches is 7:0 in favor of Sinner.
Alex is a bit of a different player. He is very stable, moves very quickly, has a great attitude. You need to earn every point, take the initiative and attack, because he won’t give anything away for nothing. He is a very hard worker and deserves to be in the position he is in.
Surely he will not stop there, but will continue to improve. It`s great that he is on our site. The first participation [in the final tournament] is always special. You see something new, you feel less pressure because everything is for the first time. Let`s see how it turns out.
Also in Ilie Nastase’s group were Daniil Medvedev (7:7 with Sinner) and Taylor Fritz (Sinner leading 2:1).
[Medvedev] has had an amazing career, winning a lot of tournaments. He has a great attitude on the court and moves incredibly well. He changes his playing style a little, so he becomes an even more dangerous opponent. Competing with him was one of the key factors in my development as a player because it was very difficult for me to beat him. Now each of our matches is unpredictable, you never know what will happen. He is a very difficult opponent.
I know Taylor Fritz probably a little worse, because we haven’t met that often. But he has an amazing serve, very powerful shots. Over the past two years he has improved a lot, from serving to excellent receiving. He is a versatile player and has had a tremendous season.