“No shame in losing” Daniil Medvedev wary of Nick Kyrgios threat, want to revenge Montreal loss

Daniil Medvedev is gearing up for his round of 16 match at the US Open and his opponent is none other than Nick Kyrgios. The World No. 1 Medvedev cruised through the third round by defeating Wu Yibing in straight sets while Kyrgios showed the same tenacity when he faced J.J.Wolf in the third round.

Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios last met during their round of 32 fixture at the Canadian Open where Kyrgios stunningly defeated Daniil Medvedev in three sets, 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2. Ever since their match in Montreal, Daniil Medvedev has been vocal about possibly playing Kyrgios at the US Open and now it’s finally happening. Nick Kyrgios is coming into this round with great form and much-needed confidence.

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Definitely looking forward: Daniil Medvedev on the significance of his upcoming match with Nick Kyrgios

In what could possibly be the most entertaining match at this year’s US Open, Medvedev isn’t shying away from discussing his thoughts on the upcoming encounter between him and Kyrgios. While talking about Montreal, Medvedev said, “He managed to get the better of me there, for sure, especially I would say in terms of clutch moments. He broke me three times. I had two opportunities in the same game. Didn’t break. It was quite important in the beginning of the third set. If not, I felt like it was a close match where everybody had his opportunities. In a way everybody could win. I shouldn’t say this because I lost, but I felt it was close. That’s the most important coming into tomorrow.”

He further added, “Definitely looking forward. Hopefully can play my best game. We all knew that he’s capable of doing big things. I mean, one of the best serves I saw in my life. I played Ivo [Karlovic]. Ivo has definitely amazing serve. Nick is not far. Capable of serving 140 miles per hour if he wants to. Pretty precise. We always knew on a day he’s capable of beating anybody. He proved it many, many times against the biggest players in the world.”

While Nick Kyrgios commented he does have a game plan against Medvedev. He said, “Look, it is what it is. If it’s Medvedev, there’s no shame in losing to a player like that. But I definitely feel like the way I’m playing, the game plan and the success I had against him obviously in Montreal. I definitely feel like I have a fighting chance.”

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