Medvedev: “Davydenko served us as an example”

Andreii Medvedev achieved the most important title of his life. At the age of 24, the Russian was coldly crowned and only in the delivery of the trophy did he loosen up a bit. “It's one of the best victories of my career,” he said, praising Thiem.: “Your name is already in the history books for the title in a Grand Slam like the US Open and the finals in other majors. The successes will continue to come. You have done a fantastic job. “

Now that the ATP Finals change venue, from London to Turin in 2021, Medvedev wanted to have a memory for the man who inaugurated the record at the O2 Arena: “The first champion in London was a Russian and the last one too, so I want to thank Nikolay Davydenko for setting an example to many children, including me.”

Thiem: “It has been an incredible year for me”

Dominic Thiem, who lost the final of the masters tournament this Sunday, assured that it has been an “incredible” year for him and that, in tennis, he will always have a hole in his heart. “It has been an incredible year for me, because I have achieved one of the great goals of my life, which was to win a Grand Slam, and, despite everything that has happened, he will always have a hole in my heart, “Thiem said at a press conference.

The Austrian, who will finish the year as number three in the world, won his first 'Grande' in the last US Open, in addition to reaching the final of the Australian Open and the ATP Finals, where he fell against Daniil Medvedev. “This is a very difficult tournament in which winning is very complicated because all the matches are very tight. It has been seen today and it was seen in previous matches,” explained the Austrian.

On the possibility of surpassing Rafael Nadal at world number two and being the first tennis player, outside the Big Four (Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray) to be in that position since Nadal surpassed Lleyton Hewitt in 2005 . “I have not set any goals yet for next year. Of course I want to continue climbing in the rankings. If I am able to improve my results in some big tournaments I will be able to get closer”Thiem said. —EFE