When you play against a single man and not a molten stadium, it's immediately easier. Daniil Medvedev walked against a bad days Sascha Zverev (6-2, 6-2) to join Novak Djokovic in the final of the Masters 1000 at Paris-Bercy. We are not telling you history for the 60th time, the final of the Australian Open, that of the US Open, number one against number two, all that, all that. The Russian just sees an opportunity to win a new title against a player he appreciates. “I like playing against Djokovic… I don't know if he likes to play against me,” laughed the hot title holder after his victory. No arrogance in those words, just respect.
It's always an amazing feeling to play it. I like it because it's a big challenge. I was asked before the tournament: how do you see the match with Novak? I said: we are far from that. If we meet, it's only in the final, and that will mean that we both had a good tournament. It is now. So I'm very happy to see him on the pitch tomorrow. "
However, the two fellows saw each other not so long ago for the last on a tennis court.
Djokovic sold off a little earlier in the afternoon: ten days ago, he and Medvedev were pulling each other in a game-winning set in which the Russian refused to reveal the winner.
“I'm not going to say it.
I was talking about it before the tournament, I was wondering if someone would ask me for the score.
I won't say it.
But it was quite competitive, it was top level tennis.
It was decided in the tie-break.
That's all I can tell you.
With a little luck, we'll know a little more tomorrow.
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Masters 1000 Paris-Bercy: 7th final in Paris and 7th end of the year on the ATP throne for Djokovic
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