Daniil Medvedev was considered a clumsy giant when he was officially launched in 2016. At that time, the young Russian player could not overcome the qualifying round of any Grand Slam of the year. Medvedev's achievements increased each year, but his performance lacked stability. He spent 11 Grand Slam consecutive not passing the fourth round, before suddenly reaching the US Open 2019 final and lost … Rafael Nadal.
In the following year, Medvedev continued to be disappointed when being eliminated early at Australian Open, France Open and reached the semi -finals of the US Open. Last year, the Russian tennis player really rebelled. Before winning the US Open, Medvedev had a good achievement at 3 other Grand Slam tournaments. Australian Open 2022 will mark the first time he reached the final of the two Grand Slam awards in a row. It seems that after 5 years of starting a business, the 1.98 m tall player is ready to challenge “Big Three” instead of creating temporary shocks.
Fate like arranging, Medvedev's opponent in the final match at Melbourne Park today is Nadal, who destroyed England in the first Grand Slam final more than 2 years ago. More interesting, this is the second time, Medvedev becomes the last obstacle for contemporary tennis legends to conquer the 21 Grand Slam championship record.
At the end of last year, Medvedev pressed Djokovic deep into despair. The Serbian tennis player is perfect for 2021, but ends in frustration. After the defeat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Djokovic continued to guard the racket with a 0-3 white loss before Medvedev at the US Open final, ending the dream to win 4 Grand Slam in a year.
Failure at the US Open 2021 also made Djokovic unable to separate Rodger Federer and Rafael Nadal on the Grand Slam's greatest players rankings. Up to this point, all 3 have won 20 different Grand Slams in their career. And again, Medvedev has a “obligation” to maintain that perfect balance. Nadal fans of course do not like this, but those who love Djokovic and Federer will surely cheer Medvedev to create another miracle.
“They are the rivals,” Medvedev shared before the Australian Open 2022 final when talking about Big Three. “I am very happy to have the opportunity to prevent them from making history.”
However, Medvedev not only wants to be a road. At the age of 25, the Russian tennis player is more ambitious than that. 1 Grand Slam until now his career clearly did not satisfy him. His aggression in the semi -final against Stefanos Tsitsipas is an example. Medvedev is gradually becoming a winning machine with long, elastic stride with a unique approach from the corners of the yard.
After many young talents appear, resonating and fading quickly, the world of tennis finally found a person with full quality to overthrow Big Three, properly, even if he could fail at Melbourne again.
