Australian Open 2024

[Kiefer]

Dopóki będzie grał po 11 spotkań w IW/Miami, dopóty nie zaistnieje w Monte Carlo.

Można to tym usprawiedliwiać, wiadomo.

[DUN I LOVE]

Nie można, tylko trzeba od kiedy przerwa między Miami, a MC została skrócona do 1 tygodnia.

[Kiefer]

A to szczerze nawet nie wiedziałem, od kiedy tak jest, od zeszłego sezonu?

[DUN I LOVE]

A to szczerze nawet nie wiedziałem, od kiedy tak jest, od zeszłego sezonu?

2021 zdaje się.

[Nowitzki]

How many hours has Daniil Medvedev spent on court compared to Jannik Sinner, can he break Carlos Alcaraz’s record?

https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/h ... os-alcaraz

In terms of actual time spent on court, Medvedev has clocked 20 hours and 33 minutes.
Carlos Alcaraz currently holds the record as he spent 23 hours and 39 minutes on court during his 2022 US Open title success.

[Nowitzki]

AO 2024: Evolution of finalists Sinner and Medvedev

https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/arti ... -evolution

[Damian]

Australian Open 2024 - plan gier na niedzielę:

Rod Laver Arena ( nie przed 05:00 ): [11] Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jelena Ostapenko vs [2] Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens Olejniczak/Wolfke
Rod Laver Arena ( nie przed 09:30 ): [4] Jannik Sinner vs [3] Daniil Medvedev Stopa/Sidor

[Damian]

Men’s final preview: Your five-point guide

Spoiler:

A new men’s champion will be crowned at Melbourne Park on Sunday night when two-time Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev and first-time finalist Jannik Sinner square off for the right to be the last man standing.

DANIIL MEDVEDEV [3] VS JANNIK SINNER [4]

1. How they got here

The man affectionately dubbed “The Octopus”, Medvedev, has spent a staggering 20 hours and 33 minutes through six rounds to book his third Australian Open final.

MORE: Day 15 schedule of play

His only straight-sets progression came against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the third round. Half of his matches have gone the distance – against Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals, and from two-set deficits against Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round and Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.


Medvedev has put in the hours to make his third AO decider
He won fewer points against ninth seed Hurkacz and sixth seed Zverev, yet still found a way through.

MORE: AO 2024 men's singles draw

Sinner has enjoyed a far more hassle-free route to his maiden Slam final. A model of efficiency, having spent five hours and 49 minutes less on court, the 22-year-old did not drop a set until the semifinals.



He contained seeds Sebastian Baez, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev without too much fuss before he pulled off the biggest victory of his career over 10-time champion Novak Djokovic.

2. What it means

This will be the first men’s singles final at Melbourne Park that does not feature any of the Big Three since 2005, when Marat Safin saw off Lleyton Hewitt. Incidentally, Hewitt and Safin were also the third and fourth seeds.

BONUS: Download your copy of the Australian Open 2024 Official Program

If Medvedev and Sinner go the distance on Sunday night, AO 2024 would tie US Open 1983 on 35 five-set matches for the most in the Open era.

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The 27-year-old Medvedev denied Djokovic for the US Open title in 2021, his sole major from five hard-court finals before this run, and has fallen only once in 51 matches after taking the first set on this surface at Grand Slams.

That sole defeat came in a heartbreaker from two sets up against Rafael Nadal in the AO 2022 final.

Sinner stands to become the youngest champion since a 20-year-old Djokovic at AO 2008, and only the second Italian man in the Open era to claim a major after Adriano Panatta at Roland Garros 1976.

3. What to expect

Both men are exceptional movers on hard courts, with Medvedev typically content to counterpunch as long as it takes to draw his opponent out of position. He won’t always have that luxury on Sunday given his opponent’s current level.

Sinner has won 78 per cent of first-serve points to Medvedev’s 75 per cent, but has been notably more effective on second serves, claiming 60 per cent to his opponent’s 48 per cent.



Much boils down to Sinner’s serve. He has been broken just twice in 88 service games, while Medvedev has dropped serve 23 times in 127 games.

Both boast impressive return statistics with Medvedev making 77 per cent, only 2 per cent higher than his opponent. The two have struck 70-plus forehand winners, at least 30 more than off their backhands, but Sinner has achieved these figures in 628 total points won to Medvedev’s 855.


Sinner has ridden his potent forehand to his first major final
“Mentally 100 per cent, I'm stronger than I was before this tournament, because now I know that I'm capable of some things maybe I thought I'm not … Probably honestly, it's better to be in the final winning three-set, four-set matches,” Medvedev said.

“That's the better way physically. But it is what it is, and I'm proud and looking forward to the final to give my 100 per cent again.”

Expect the Italian to sustain his impressive serving this tournament, and close at net whenever the opportunities arise to expose Medvedev’s deep return position.

4. Head-to-head

Medvedev would become just the sixth active man to claim multiple majors should he win the pair’s first Grand Slam meeting.

Recent history has favoured his younger opponent, however. While Medvedev claimed their first six encounters from 2020, Sinner has narrowly prevailed in their past three.

“Mentally 100 per cent, I'm stronger than I was before this tournament, because now I know that I'm capable of some things maybe I thought I'm not."
Daniil Medvedev
All 10 clashes have been on hard courts and in 2023, four of their five came in finals. Medvedev claimed the first two, in Rotterdam and Miami, before Sinner, triumphed in Beijing and Vienna.

“I think after last year, especially end of the year, gave me confidence that I could potentially do some good results in Grand Slams,” Sinner said. “But in the other way, you still have to show it, no? There are people who talk a lot, but you have to show it, no, because at the end of the day you're going on the court, and you have to play… I'm really relaxed, to be honest.”

5. Who wins and why

Medvedev has showed he has what it takes to stay the course even if slow out of the blocks this fortnight and has the experience of five prior Grand Slam finals, but how well he rebounds against a fresher, sweetly-striking Sinner is the big question.

This is the first major final he has not faced either Nadal or Djokovic, and while Sinner will carry added nerves in his first outing this deep at a Slam, he has never looked or sounded so assured.

Winner: Sinner in four.

https://ausopen.com/articles/news/mens- ... oint-guide

[DUN I LOVE]

Uważam, że Carlos miał lepszy start (teraz przeżywa spadek formy), natomiast Sinner jest cały czas na wznoszącej i nie zgadzam się, że jest silny słabością innych.
Uważam, że jego gra prędkości, kąty, teraz poruszanie jest coraz lepsze i lepsze.

Najbardziej jednak podoba mi się jego skromna postawa - cały czas pracuje i moim zdaniem nawet jak w końcu przyjdą jego sukcesy to on będzie dalej pracował i się poprawiał.

Taką przyszłość w nim widzę.

Bardzo możliwe, że to będą 2 różne ścieżki kariery, tzn. Jannik będzie bardziej regularny i powtarzalny na przestrzeni całego sezonu (Federer, Djoković), a Alcaraz być może będzie grał cyklami (np. marzec-wrzesień jak Nadal), gdzie będąc w peaku będzie niesamowicie trudny do pokonania.

Generalnie jednak Jannik daje świadectwo, ile znaczy w tenisie cierpliwość, czas i spokojna praca w cieniu, bez większej presji. Na spokojnie poprawia swoją grę, a jak jego organizm dał zielone światło do walki na dużych arenach, to zaczął robić swoje. 22 lata, idealny wiek, żeby wygrać dużo, a jednocześnie przedwcześnie nie zajechać swojego ciała.

Choćby z tego względu - jak już pisałem - odczuwam lekką ulgę, kiedy Alcaraz przegrywa w szlemach na hard/wycofuje się z gry lub jest słaby na jesieni. On odpalił tak bardzo i tak wcześnie, że gdyby miał realizować mokre sny fanów, to pewnie miałby dziś - w wieku niespełna 21 lat - 7 szlemów, z czego 2 sezony x3 sztuki. Absolutnie nierealny wymagania, w jakim tourze by nie grał. Wypalenie w stylu Hingis czy Schlieriego gwarantowane. Jeżeli nie dowozi i gołym okiem widać, że nie uruchomił wszystkiego, co w nim drzemie, to tym lepiej dla jego przyszłości.

Miałem już kolejny wątek w tworzeniu, ale skasowałem, bo to temat AO. Jutro po finale chętnie się wypowiem kilka pięter wyżej.

No i generalnie @L_D, mimo, że nie ze wszystkim się zgadzam, świetne masz te wpisy. Widać, że swoje obejrzałeś i masz własne przemyślenia. Liczę na sporo poważnych dyskusji w przyszłości.

[Damian]

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[3] Daniil Medvedev 6 - 3 [4] Jannik Sinner



Karol Stopa / Lech Sidor

[Damian]

Can Medvedev halt Sinner’s surge in Australian Open showdown?

Spoiler:

Title match set for Sunday night at hard-court major in Melbourne
January 26, 2024
Daniil Medvedev leads Jannik Sinner 6-3 in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head series.ATP Tour
Daniil Medvedev leads Jannik Sinner 6-3 in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head series.
By Andy West
There will be a new pair of hands on the trophy Sunday evening at the Australian Open.

Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner go head-to-head inside Rod Laver Arena for the first Grand Slam title of the 2024 season. It will be a battle between two established Top 5 stars, but the duo’s respective journeys through the draw in Melbourne could hardly have been more different.

Sinner has been almost untouchable throughout his run to his maiden major championship match. The 22-year-old Italian had not dropped a set until his semi-final with 10-time champion Novak Djokovic, upon whom he nonetheless inflicted a first Australian Open defeat since 2018 in four sets.

In contrast, Medvedev has twice been on the brink of defeat so far this fortnight. He trailed both Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round and Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals by two sets, only to rally both times to marathon victories. The third seed’s reward is a sixth major final appearance, and his third in Melbourne, as he looks to add a second Grand Slam crown to his 2021 US Open win.


Having played just 19 completed sets in the tournament to Medvedev’s 25 and coming in off the back of snapping Djokovic’s 33-match Australian Open winning streak, Sinner will step on court Sunday full of confidence. Yet the 22-year-old will not allow the convincing manner of his run, and particularly his semi-final victory against the World No. 1, to mask the task at hand against Medvedev.

“Obviously, it means so much to me to beat Novak here in Melbourne, but in another way, I know that the tournament is not over,” said the fourth-seeded Sinner after his semi-final win. “Sunday is a final. It's different emotions because the final is always different.

“It doesn't really matter how big the tournament is. In my mind today I knew it was the semi-final. It's not that you win the tournament like this. I'm looking forward for Sunday, and let's see what's coming.”

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The way Medvedev raised his game to overcome Ruusuvuori and Zverev were reminders of how the 26-year-old’s relentless baseline retrieving skills help him capitalise on any dip in level from an opponent. Even if Sinner gets off to a fast start in Sunday’s final, Medvedev is not likely to lose belief he can win.

“Mentally 100 per cent, I'm stronger than I was before this tournament, because now I know that I'm capable of some things maybe I thought I'm not,” said Medvedev after defeating Zverev. “Because before I didn't do anything like this to get to the final [before], so mentally I'm stronger than before, and I'm happy about it.

“Probably honestly, it's better to be in the final winning three-set, four-set matches. That's the better way physically. But it is what it is, and I'm proud and looking forward to the final to give my 100 per cent again.”

Sinner broke two long-standing ducks during his rich vein of form in late 2023. As well as notching his first two wins against Djokovic at the Nitto ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Finals, the Italian also bounced back from losing his first six Lexus ATP Head2Head clashes with Medvedev in style.

In October, the Italian beat Medvedev in back-to-back ATP 500 finals in Beijing and Vienna, respectively, before adding a third straight win against the World No. 3 in their Nitto ATP Finals semi-final. Improvements on his serve and a willingness to move to the net more to counter Medvedev’s deep return position were a notable feature of those victories for Sinner.

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Those skills will likely be key again on Sunday for the fourth seed, and Sinner will also hope to at least match his winner count of 31 against Djokovic as he tries to break down Medvedev’s renowned defence.

“He did a little more serve-and-volley, maybe a little more aggressive, but at the same time that's what he's doing against everyone,” reflected Medvedev of his late-2023 encounters with Sinner. “He's just playing better.

“The three matches, all of them were tough. Two tie-breaks and two three-setters. I had my chances. All of them were in the end of the season where I felt like I was not at my 100 per cent, even if I was playing pretty good. I was maybe at 97, 96 per cent, and against him you need to be at 100.”


In Melbourne, Sinner has so far vindicated the theory that his game has hit new heights in recent months. The Italian, who lifted the biggest title of his career so far at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto last August, is nonetheless determined not to get carried away as he seeks to become a Grand Slam champion for the first time.

“I think after last year, especially the end of the year, it gave me confidence that I could potentially do some good results in Grand Slams,” said Sinner. “But you still have to show it. There are people who talk a lot, but you have to show it, because at the end of the day you're going on the court and you have to play.

“If it's not this year, it's next year, and then if it's not next year, it's the next year again. I'm really relaxed, to be honest. I just try to work as hard as possible and, in my mind, I feel like the hard work always pays off in one way. We are working really hard for our dreams.”

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/medvede ... al-preview

[DUN I LOVE]

Bardzo mocno odwrócił Jannik tę rywalizację, ale nie ma żadnej gwarancji, że utrwali to jutro. To jest jednak mecz, w jakim Włoch jeszcze nie grał, a w którym Danił już zdążył wpaść chyba we wszystkie możliwe pułapki. O ile mógł Rosjanin być stłamszony Fabsterami, których plakaty miał nad łóżkiem i którzy nie tylko wygrywali z nim w szatni, ale i byli 2 razy lepsi czysto tenisowo, tak nie sądzę, żeby się miał przestraszyć Sinnera. Jannik to jednak jest dużo mniej doświadczony gracz, który nie wygrał jeszcze choćby 40% tego, co włożył do gabloty Danił. Jeżeli będzie miał paliwo w baku Miedwiediew, spodziewam się ostrej walki, wtedy już bez oglądania się na historię ich pojedynków i tego jak ona się rozwija.

[Damian]

Najwięcej prób przed 2 tytułem wielkoszlemowym:

[DUN I LOVE]

Djoković 12 podejść między pierwszym, a drugim szlemem, a ludzie mają pretensje do Alcaraza, że 2 szlemy z rzędu przegrał w SF/QF.

[Damian]

Chyba nie będziemy zmieniać.

[Kiefer]

Stawka meczu może być trochę paraliżująca dla Sinnera i pytanie właśnie ile Med ma paliwa w baku. Trochę mi się to kojarzy z sytuacją Alcaraza z Djokovicem na RG, kiedy młody uchodził za dosyć dużego faworyta z absolutną legendą tego sportu i nie wytrzymał. Oczywiście to wszystko w mniejszej skali, bo Medvedev to nie jest Djokovic, ale takie analogię mi się nasuwają.

[DUN I LOVE]

Oczywiście to wszystko w mniejszej skali, bo Medvedev to nie jest Djokovic, ale takie analogię mi się nasuwają.

No i Sinner dziś jest dojrzalszym graczem niż Alcaraz wtedy.

O ile byłem względnie spokojny o Włocha, tak im bliżej meczu, tym ta kortowa zawziętość i cwaniactwo Daniła dochodzą do głosu.

[Damian]

Już 48 lat czekają Włosi na mistrza wielkoszlemowego w męskich rozgrywkach.

[Kiefer]

Kiefer pisze: ↑Oczywiście to wszystko w mniejszej skali, bo Medvedev to nie jest Djokovic, ale takie analogię mi się nasuwają.
No i Sinner dziś jest dojrzalszym graczem niż Alcaraz wtedy.

Trudno powiedzieć, Alcaraz mimo wszystko dalej był bardziej utytułowany i wygrał dużo więcej większych meczów. Oczywiście ten Sinner tego Djokovica pokonał, więc w teorii najtrudniejszy rywal powinien być już za nim.

[Damian]

I na koniec kilka przypadków, kiedy to zwycięzca PD, triumfował również w Australian Open.