Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player. He is ranked world No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which is his career-high singles ranking first achieved on 15 March 2021. He has won thirteen ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2021 US Open and 2020 ATP Finals.
Medvedev: Press conference today| Crowd| Speech| Post match interview
Press Conference Today:
In a generational clash between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev, a protestor leaped onto centre court and attempted to unfurl a banner and was quickly taken away by security at a crucial moment. This happened in the second set of the men’s final.
The clash between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev for the year’s first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open with both men having the chance to write their names into the record books.
Crowd:
The 35-year-old repeatedly played down his chances in the leadup and during the past fortnight owing to a calamitous buildup due to a career-threatening foot problem and illness from contracting the COVID-19 virus.
Yet he has produced some incredible tennis to enjoy a 10-match winning run, picking up an ATP 250 title in Melbourne before the year’s first major, and reach a 29th major final and his sixth in Australia.
Speech:
Riding a wave of raucous support from the crowd, a vintage Nadal pulled off one of his finest performances to deny Medvedev again, less than three years after leaving the Russian heartbroken in five sets at the 2019 U.S. Open final.
In a match steeped in drama, Nadal was two points from the title but was broken as he served for the match at 5-4.He held firm to break Medvedev again and served out the match to love, rushing in to deliver a backhand volley as a stunning coup de grace.
Post Match Interview:
In the absence of the deported Novak Djokovic and the injured Roger Federer in Melbourne, Nadal has moved one ahead of his great rivals in the race to finish with most major men’s singles titles.
It is the left-hander’s second Australian Open title and comes 13 years after his only previous success.
“Without a doubt it is one of the most emotional wins of my career,” Nadal, who had also previously lost four Australian Open finals, said after the trophy presentation.
