In recent years, there is an image that has begun to be recurrent in tennis: seeing Daniil Medvedev win titles without any celebration. The Russian transfers his coldness and solidity on the court to the moments after winning matches, so no one sees him celebrate any of his successes before the cameras. As a last example, ATP Finals where last Sunday he was crowned Master of tennis after beating Dominic Thiem, a feat with which more than one would have dropped to the ground without being able to contain the emotion. But not so Daniil …
What is this all about? The Russian explained it at the O2 Arena at the end of his victory against the Austrian: “I decided at the US Open last year, when that happened to me with the stands, that I was no longer going to celebrate my victories. Not celebrating it was going to be my sign and the truth is, I like it! “
And it is that Medvedev had his pluses and minuses with the New York public from the beginning of the tournament, combs to the stands included, with which he ended up reconciling when he played the final against Rafa Nadal, the only obstacle that separated him from his first Grand Slam title. At 24 years old, we have 'no celebrations' left for a while …
Putin congratulates Medvedev on his triumph
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, congratulated this Tuesday tennis player Daniil Medvedev for his victory in the Finals ATP, which he called “brilliant”. “I congratulate you with all my heart on your triumph in London,” he wrote. Putin in a telegram addressed to the Russian tennis player. “Brilliantly and at once you played the entire tournament, and in intense and beautiful duels you showed a fantastic preparation, mastery and a truly fighting character “noted the Russian president.
In Putin's view, Medvedev continues with that victory the “fantastic tradition of the national tennis school “. The president wished the tennis player, who defeated the Austrian in the final Dominic Thiem in three sets, new achievements and “all the best”. The victory in the ATP Finals that have been played for the last time in London he has elevated Daniil Medvedev, who finishes the season reinforced in fourth place on the last world list.