Mumbai: In the wide open men’s draw of this US Open where four of the top 10 seeds tumbled out in the first two of rounds, a couple of seasoned faces have brought about an unexpected touch of familiarity.
It won’t always be ideal, the way I like it,” Tsitsipas, who plays American 8th seed Ben Shelton next, said. “I’ve already kind of embraced that there might be really bad scenarios. “So going into a match with that kind of mindset allows me to view what I’m doing out there slightly differently than usual. Too much confidence can also kill your game. I’ve learnt that in different ways. An unseeded Tsitsipas is loving the feel of an underdog with lowered expectations. Suddenly, Medvedev, who has dropped serve just once in three matches, is firing again. “Why?
his results were also inconsistent this season (25-19 win-loss record) Although he won the ATP 250 title in Gstaad in July. Because it’s sport,” he said in the media conference.
“It’s fair to say that,” he said. “This is normal for tennis, to have ups and downs.”
Tsitsipas parted ways with his father, Apostolos Tsitsipas, as coach again a couple of months ago, after sacking and rehiring him earlier.
Far from ranting about switching to pickleball mid-match last month, Medvedev, speaking on court after his win, joked about his daughter’s racquet-breaking moment in tennis practice and her coach wondering where she gets it from. Tsitsipas, in particular, has been in a whirlwind. “It creates a lot of worry, and if it’s around on a daily basis, it kills you.
A chronic back injury through a “very weird, wavy” last year, as he told the media on Saturday, meant he couldn’t build any momentum. I stopped enjoying practice,” he said. “You see a great baseball player go through a tough period, and everyone feels like, ‘Oh my God, he’s done’,” said Medvedev. “And then, boom, for one month he’s doing only home runs.”
