“If I play like this, I will definitely go far.” Medvedev flew to the third round of Roland Garros
Andrey Pankov May 30, 2024, 16:35 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
After the match, Daniil spoke about the condition, the improvement in service and the coldness of the reduced players.
Daniil Medvedev still has a lot of confidence in the Roland Garros draw. In the second round, Russia’s first racket knocked Kecmanovic off the court in straight sets, and the Serbian retired as a result. After the victory, Daniil answered the questions of the Championship.
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— It seems that everything is fine with the form. Do you feel like you’re in the zone? You can see that the serve flies. Can you say that you have solved your shoulder problems? “I definitely feel him in the zone and in shape.” When I first came here, it was difficult, the balls were heavy and I didn’t feel comfortable. But day after day he improved his game. I played very well in the first two games. Playing like this, I can definitely go far. As for the shoulder, I don’t know if I solved the problems. This has been happening for a long time, sometimes better, sometimes worse. But during the clay season I improved this situation. After Rome I managed to train my serve a lot. And when you train it a lot, it improves. As long as I serve it cold, I hope to continue doing so.
— Is the humid climate, including balls, good for you or not? — Ideally, hardly. But when I won last year in Rome, it rained every day, it was humid and the court was hard. Maybe I felt something there and learned something. Logically, this shouldn’t suit my game, but so far I feel good here. It looks like the entire two weeks are expected to be like this, so I’m hoping it’ll be like Rome last year. Here the balls absorb moisture, many players complain to the referees that the balls get damaged. Due to the rains it is inconvenient to train; I didn’t train yesterday. Yesterday they seemed to have decided that it was necessary, but there were no courts left.
— Is there enough tennis for today, taking into account that the match was short, less than two sets? – 100% sufficient: half an hour of warm-up, one hour of the game. Everything was fine. Tomorrow I will train a little more actively, after the game I will ride the bike at a good pace and finish off the physical activity. Everything should be fine.
—Are the good shortened ones the result of working with Simón? — The shortened ones are definitely not for Gilles. On clay, a short shot is a high shot. When I feel good on clay, I try to do them. Before this clay season, I reviewed last year’s tournament in Rome, where I did several shorter tournaments. If they work for me, it means I’m in the zone. I managed to find a strength where I can mix a strong punch and a shorter one. A lot of work in training, I hope they continue flying well.
