There is no question that Daniil Medvedev will win a Grandslam and become world number one in the future: Janko Tipsarevic


There is no question that Daniil Medvedev will win a Grandslam and become world number one in the future: Janko Tipsarevic

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev, ranked fourth in the world, produced an incredible turnaround to his season towards the end. The Russian captured back to back titles at the Paris Masters and the Nitto ATP Finals in London, defeating the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem all within a week. Medvedev leads the pack of the players chasing their first ever Grandslam title in 2021.

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Janko Tipsarević, peaked at World number eight in men’s rankings a few years ago. The Serbian spoke in detail about Daniil Medvedev and said that it was only a matter of time before the Russian would win his first ever major.

“Daniil Medvedev is an amazing player,” Janko Tipsarevic said. “It is not a question of whether he will win the Grand Slam title, since he will, it is not a question of whether he will be number one – he will at one point,” he added.

In this era, a player has to be great on all surfaces to dominate: Tipsarevic

The Russian has never won a match at the French Open in his past four attempts

Janko Tipsarevic believed that to be successful in the modern era, one had to be good on all surfaces. He gave the example of the Big Three players- Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic who won several Grandslam titles by virtue of having a solid game on all surfaces.

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“Djokovic, Nadal and Federer raised the ladder so much that it is necessary to dominate (on all surfaces) in relation to the previous generation. Sampras was superior for a very long time, and he collected points on grass and concrete (hard courts),” Tipsarevic said.

The Serbian said that it was important for Daniil Medvedev to develop his clay-court game if he wants to be recognized among the greats. The Russian has not won a single match at the French Open, losing in the first round in his past four appearances in Paris. Tipsarevic said that with Medvedev’s current style of play, he could not produce better results in the future.

“In this era, a player has to be great on all surfaces to dominate, but at the moment I don’t see that Medvedev can make good results on clay due to his style of play,” he added.

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