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@Kamileki, 40. wygrana w sezonie. Przerwana seria 2 kolejnych porażek.

Czas najwyższy. Ale nie wiem czy będzie jakaś dużą seria teraz. Raczej Halle nie wygra.

Niewątpliwie lekko wyhamował po Rzymie.

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Klasyka.

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Medvedev Shakes Off Djere To Reach Halle QFs

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Daniil Medvedev hung tough on the Halle grass Wednesday at the Terra Wortmann Open, where the top seed overcame stern resistance from Laslo Djere to notch a 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 second-round victory.

Medvedev delivered a high-level performance in a two-hour, 10-minute encounter but was forced into a deciding set on OWL Arena after Djere rallied from 1/4 to claim the second-set tie-break. Just as he had in the opening set, however, Medvedev raced clear with an early break of Djere’s serve in the third to reach his 10th tour-level quarter-final of 2023.


“Grass is so tough for me,” said Medvedev, when asked about how he handled the surface during his win. “You can actually play a perfect match and lose on two tie-breaks, so it’s a little bit strange for me. When I see top players like Roger [Federer], from one side they can seem like aliens but you try to see the best in them, and how they are able on this surface, where it’s sometimes tricky to beat anyone, to have so many titles. Wimbledon, Halle, whatever.

“It’s just amazing and that’s what I try to watch. Happy to win and looking forward to the next matches.”

The 27-year-old Medvedev will take on Roberto Bautista Agut in the last eight after the Spaniard defeated Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 7-6(2).

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@Kamileki, zadyszka, co? 2-3 po Rzymie.

[Kamileki]

@Kamileki, zadyszka, co? 2-3 po Rzymie.

Jak krew z nosa teraz idzie. Trzeba czekać na amerykańskie lato.

[Damian]

Medvedev Recalls ‘Junior Legends’ Kyrgios vs. Zverev Clash Ahead Of Wimbledon Bid

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World No. 3 shares his thoughts on Alcaraz’s grass potential
Daniil Medvedev’s earliest memories of playing grass-court tennis feature some all-too-familiar faces.

“My first time on grass was when I played junior Wimbledon [in 2013],” Medvedev told ATPTour.com last week. “There was a tournament beforehand in Roehampton, where they also play qualies for Wimbledon. I actually lost to Nick Kyrgios [in the second round], and he won the tournament against Sascha [Alexander] Zverev in the final.

“They were really amazing at their age. I was nowhere close because they were very young when they went on the professional Tour, into the Top 100 and started playing the best in the world. I remember them playing the final. I think I actually even watched it, and it was just like watching two legends, two junior legends, play.”

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Medvedev may have taken a little longer to join Kyrgios and Zverev among the ATP Tour’s elite, but he now owns more tour-level trophies than both his former junior rivals. The 20th and most recent of his titles, which moved him clear of 19-time champion Zverev, came at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome in May. It was Medvedev’s first ATP Tour crown on clay, heralded by many as a breakthrough for a player who has never been shy about his heavy preference for hard courts.

Given he now owns tour-level titles on hard (18 of his 20 triumphs have come on the surface), grass (Mallorca, 2021) and clay (this year’s Rome win), is the World No. 3 any closer to considering himself an 'all-court' player?

“I still believe the most in myself on hard courts because that's still where my biggest titles are,” said Medvedev. “One Grand Slam, [five] Masters 1000s. I was never able to achieve kind of close on other surfaces, [but] I know that I can play well, finally, even on clay. Winning a Masters 1000 [in Rome] was unbelievable. There are some amazing clay-court players that never won a Masters, so it's just unreal.

“I know that I can play well on grass. It's just there's something that I'm much more confident about myself on hard courts. But whenever I play, no matter the surface, I always try to win. I always try to be the best even if sometimes it doesn't work. And that's what I try every year on the clay and grass, even if I like hard courts more.”


Medvedev arrives at Wimbledon with an 8-4 record at the grass-court major. The 27-year-old enjoyed his best run at SW19 on his most recent appearance by reaching the fourth round in 2021. For someone that is used to competing for the biggest prizes in the game, that is something he is keen to improve.

“For the moment, Wimbledon is the Grand Slam where I have my worst result, [reaching the] fourth round,” said Medvedev. “Roland Garros is quarter-finals. So I for sure want to change it. I feel like I'm capable of playing well [at Wimbledon], but like always there are a lot of tough opponents that don't want to let you do this.

“I want to show my best there. [It is] unbelievable to be there every time you come. You step on the grounds, and you know even when you come in the player lobby, straightaway you see grass all around, and perfectly cut. You just feel, ‘Well, here I am at Wimbledon and it's a great feeling’, and I will be happy to experience it this year.”


Medvedev is not the only big name seeking a first deep run at the All England Club. World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round in 2022 and lifted an ATP 500 trophy at The Queen’s Club last week in just his third tour-level event on grass. Promising signs for the Spaniard on a surface that Medvedev believes provides a complex challenge.

“I feel like grass is a really interesting surface, because many times I will be looking at someone playing and in my mind, I will be like, ‘This guy can play well on grass normally. Big serve, big forehand or something like this, knows how to slice’,” said Medvedev. “And for whatever reason he doesn't like it and he [doesn’t do well on grass].

“Then there is going to be someone else [like Alcaraz], where you say in your mind that while his game is not really suited for grass — maybe he doesn't go to the net that often and stuff like this — and then he plays so well on grass, and he says it himself that it is his best and favourite surface. That's where it's surprising.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carl ... ew'>Carlos Alcaraz</a>/<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dani ... ew'>Daniil Medvedev</a>
Alcaraz and Medvedev's maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting came at Wimbledon in 2021. Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images.

It was Medvedev who ended Alcaraz’s maiden campaign on grass when he eased to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 second-round triumph against the then-18-year-old Spaniard at Wimbledon two years ago. Alcaraz has since lifted 11 tour-level titles, including a maiden major at the 2022 US Open, and risen to become the youngest No. 1 in the history of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

“In my opinion, the way Carlos plays on every surface, he can win maybe five Wimbledons, but you never know,” said Medvedev. “It's a tough surface to play on. When we played [in 2021], he was not the same player, so I managed to get the best of this match. Last year I think he improved [on grass] already, played this four-setter against [Jannik] Sinner [in the fourth round]. I remember it was a great match.

“So I think his potential is really high on any surface, but grass is a tough surface for many players. Let's see how he handles this task.”

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Medvedev Wants To Make Wimbledon His Happiest Place On Turf

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Third seed making fifth appearance
Daniil Medvedev’s major record is not to be sniffed at. The World No. 3 has lifted the US Open trophy, reached two finals at the Australian Open and the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.

The 27-year-old has always struggled to find his top level at Wimbledon, though, with his best result a run to the fourth round in 2021. Medvedev is determined to change the record this fortnight as he seeks a sixth tour-level title of the season in London.

“The fact that Wimbledon for the moment is my worst slam in terms of results, maximum fourth round. I want to try to improve it, I want to try to play well. I have big goals for this year,” Medvedev said in his pre-tournament press conference on Saturday.

“I'm really looking forward because the first two Slams were not as I expected. This can happen. I have even more kind of goals towards Wimbledon to try to show my best tennis.”

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Having arrived on Tuesday, Medvedev feels his preparations have gone well at SW19. The 20-time tour-level champion will face British wild card Arthur Fery in the first round and is excited to soak up the atmosphere at the grass-court major.

“I definitely feel like every time you come to Wimbledon, it's the same feeling, especially the first day… The first day you come, it was the same for me in juniors, you're like, ‘Wow, that must be the best place in the world’. Every flower seems to be in the right order, the right colour. The locker rooms are unbelievable. Food is great. I mean, the atmosphere around the site itself, first day you always say, ‘Wow, that's the best tournament’.

“The only bad thing is when you lose, you go crazy. You're like, ‘No, I played so bad’. That's why I want to try to make it even a happier place for me.”

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Medvedev, currently third in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin, has struggled at Wimbledon but has shown promising signs on grass at other tour-level events. In 2021 he lifted his only trophy on the surface in Mallorca, before reaching finals in Halle and ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2022.

“I feel like I can play well on grass,” Medvedev said. “Last year I made two finals in the three tournaments that I played. Just need to find my way, find my rhythm. That's the last tournament where I can do it.”

Medvedev is in the top half of the draw alongside World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who Medvedev is seeded to meet in the quarter-finals.

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