Sinner Hopes to Finish Run of Futility Against Medvedev in Beijing Ultimate

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 3, 2023

Before Tuesday’s win over top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, the final time Jannik Sinner defeated the Spaniard was at Miami. It was a comeback from a set down that propelled the Italian into the ultimate, however when he bought there he was stymied by a well-known foe in Daniil Medvedev.

The Russian took the match, bettering his lifetime report to 6-0 towards Sinner as he claimed his fifth Masters title, 7-5, 6-3.

On Wednesday in Beijing, Sinner will hope to be seventh-time fortunate.

After his final loss to Medvedev, which was his second in as many months towards his rival, Sinner talked about his struggles towards his longtime nemesis.

“It’s always going to be a tough, tough challenge for me to play against him, for sure,” he mentioned. “But I don’t know. I feel like I’m getting closer and closer.

“Even today I felt like that the chances are there, so that’s the good thing and the positive thing. Then we see in the future. But every player has this one or two players where you don’t feel that comfortable with. He’s for sure one of mine. I mean, he’s also one of the best players in the world, no?”

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Sinner admitted on the time that he has to proceed to enhance to search out methods to beat Medvedev, and in the previous few months the Italian has ticked a number of bins that time to his regular rise.

First he reached his first main semifinal at Wimbledon; then he gained his maiden Masters title at Toronto; third, he defeated Alcaraz once more on Tuesday, securing a career-high rating of No.4 – Sinner would be the first Italian man to rank that prime since 1976 when the ATP releases new rankings on Monday.

“For sure I have to improve to beat him, like all the other players they try to improve, and then we see in the future how it goes, but it’s gonna be a good challenge for me, a challenge what I am always looking forward to play against him,” Sinner mentioned.

Medvedev on Sinner: “Every Match He Learns”

Medvedev, who improved to 59-12 on the season along with his tenth profession win over Alexander Zverev on Tuesday in Beijing, says that 22-year-old Sinner is a extra assured participant than ever earlier than.

“Against Jannik so far, I’m going quite good in head-to-head,” he mentioned, including: “But we had different matches. He’s still so young. Every match he learns. Every tournament he learns. Since last time we played, he managed to get his first 1000 Masters title. It’s a big boost of confidence. Every time we play, he’s going to want to beat me more and more.”

Sinner, who improved to 4-3 lifetime towards Alcaraz with a panoramic efficiency on Tuesday, has taken Medvedev to a few units in three of the pair’s six earlier conferences, so for him to take the following step just isn’t that a lot of a stretch.

“For sure I will try to change a couple of things because I never won against him. It’s going to be a huge challenge for me, but I’m looking forward for it, no?” he mentioned. “I have another chance to play against him. I put myself in this position, which I’m proud of. Hopefully tomorrow I can show some good tennis.”