2021 Cincinnati Masters SF : Daniil Medvedev vs Andrey Rublev

[TennisFan3]

Nice on court interview with Rublev. Compared beating Medvedev to passing the University. Watershed moment for him.

 

[MeatTornado]

Life over? So dramatic

Part of a wider accumulator sadly.

Yes indeed, it would be dramatic to freak out about that, wouldn't it?

 

[TennisFan3]

Really hope Medvedev is okay, seriously. Need all the storylines we can get going into the USO. If he's cooked there's almost just no point.

Imagine Fed not playing, Nadal not playing, Thiem injured and not playing, Wawrinka not playing and now Med possibly injured.
This could be the WEAKEST field in the UsOpen --- EVER.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Rublev into his first slam final.

 

[The Fedfather]

Disgusting collapse from Med after the cameragate incident but it is what it is. I don’t think he’s injured at all: he just let that get to his head like in the US Open match against Thiem last year.

Kudos to Rublev for hanging in there and turning the tables on the rivalry. Good to see this kind of result from him since his season hasn’t been all that great since Monte-Carlo.

Bet for Rublev this was personal. Having a 0-5 record got to hurt.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Imagine Fed not playing, Nadal not playing, Thiem injured and not playing, Wawrinka not playing and now Med possibly injured.
This could be the WEAKEST field in the UsOpen --- EVER.

Yeah I mean I don't think he'd beat Djokovic anyway but he's been playing top notch tennis so I'd at least like to see him there and healthy. Too many casualties already.

 

[Winners or Errors]

Wow, wasn’t expecting that. Go Rublev!

But wait, what’s this about Medvedev being injured?

 

[NoleIsBoat]

Yes indeed, it would be dramatic to freak out about that, wouldn't it?

To your extent where it ruins your life, yes. Why even say that?

I was initially annoyed (hence the message), over it now still up for today.

 

[The Fedfather]

That's exactly why I didn't buy these MTOs. It was more tactical IMO. Rublev was not too happy.

Idk. Wouldn't it make sense for Medvedev to just push on with the camera accident injury then? And at the end his shots got funky, even before Rublev broke.

 

[James P]

Wow, wasn’t expecting that. Go Rublev!

But wait, what’s this about Medvedev being injured?

He's not injured, not seriously anyway, just TennisFan flaming the comment section.

 

[Fedeonic]

Second M1000 final in 2021 for Rublev, interestingly, the first one of the year who has multiple M1000 finals, Zed or Tsitsitsi will join him.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Really hope Medvedev is okay, seriously. Need all the storylines we can get going into the USO. If he's cooked there's almost just no point.

Yeah, Zed winning the Olympics and Med taking Toronto leaves those well-placed for USO no matter what (assuming no serious injury to Med). Now if Tsitsi was to pick up the title here, things might look quite interesting - a shame that Thiem won't be there to defend his title.

Djokovic trying to make history, and three young guys and GS finalists in form, looking to stop him and win their first GS title - the USO could end up being more interesting than many thought.

 

[EllieK]

From what I can gather Med hit one of the courtside cameras with his hand while playing. You know how he stands so far back behind the baseline?

Anyway, he threw a hissy fit and said the cameras were in his way.

He had already complained about them this week.

 

[flyingboris]

Ok, ouch. Also: those things are expensive! Edit: oops, already posted, but hey, maybe some of the latecomers missed it as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1429147536028221446

 

[EllieK]

Imagine Fed not playing, Nadal not playing, Thiem injured and not playing, Wawrinka not playing and now Med possibly injured.
This could be the WEAKEST field in the UsOpen --- EVER.

May as well just hand the trophy to Novak. Only one I could see possibly beating him now is Zverev

 

[The Fedfather]

May as well just hand the trophy to Novak. Only one I could see possibly beating him now is Zverev

Are they most likely to meet in the final? I think if they play in the final it would be too much pressure for Zverev. Knowing that not only can he win his first Slam but he is stopping Djokovic from getting the CYGS.

 

[EllieK]

Would have believed it had the trainer massaged the correct hand lol. He was getting his right hand massaged when he actually crashed into his left hand.

You’re wrong. It was the left hand right after the injury. Later he had the right forearm worked on.

 

[EllieK]

Are they most likely to meet in the final? I think if they play in the final it would be too much pressure for Zverev. Knowing that not only can he win his first Slam but he is stopping Djokovic from getting the CYGS.

Zverev seems to have grown in confidence lately. Whatever his demons were, a little exorcism has taken place since Tokyo.

 

[The Fedfather]

Zverev seems to have grown in confidence lately. Whatever his demons were, a little exorcism has taken place since Tokyo.

I'm hopeful, but wouldn't be surprised if the demons showed up at the most inopportune time.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

I wonder if Rublev would have won without camera gate.

 

[TennisFan3]

Medvedev's injury for those who missed it:

 

[TennisFan3]

May as well just hand the trophy to Novak. Only one I could see possibly beating him now is Zverev

Zverev is the biggest mental midget in the history of the game. He could never play and serve well in a big slam match.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

The camera incident would have been a good time to bet on Rublev

 

[aman92]

Wow.. Did not really expect Rublev to comeback after the first set

 

[mike danny]

How do you know this? He has left the court.
It's not even Cincy, but his chances in the UsOpen might be gone.

Nah, you're overreacting. I think he'll be fine and ready to go.

 

[jdx2112]

Medvedev's just playing too far from the baseline. When the match gets physical he is always at a disadvantage as he does way more running.
Anyway, easy pickings for Zed/Titsp in the final. Rublev is a step below these guys.

Especially as they come tot he net and hit shallow angles.

 

[flyingboris]

Medvedev's injury for those who missed it:

Holy sh**, in the first few seconds of that video you can really see the speed at which Daniil was running when he collided. Looks a lot worse than that front view in the earlier tweet.

 

[Breakpointerer]

"Man you better shut your phuck up. OK? Hey camera you want to look at me and talk? You have some problems and you get in my way, and then you hit me and you don't say sorry and you think you're a good kid. Look at me. Heh look at me. You don't look at me. It started it. It started it. Yeah the camera started it. It hit me. You think this is normal?"
-Medvedev

In all seriousness hope he's ok though

 

[jdx2112]

He had already complained about them this week.

That’s bc Med can’t seem to play tennis in the same zip code as the court

 

[Deleted member 771911]

1. Meddy only has himself to blame here. It’s his job to be aware of what is around him and adapt to it.
2. I think Meddy is going out early at USO. Seems on edge and I think this will bother him.
3. I have no idea why anyone thinks Zod is capable of winning USO and beating Djokovic in the final. Because he beat KK in OG final? Because he choked USO last year?

 

[The Fedfather]

1. Meddy only has himself to blame here. It’s his job to be aware of what is around him and adapt to it.
2. I think Meddy is going out early at USO. Seems on edge and I think this will bother him.
3. I have no idea why anyone thinks Zod is capable of winning USO and beating Djokovic in the final. Because he beat KK in OG final? Because he choked USO last year?

Because he's in great form and had a nice confidence boost. But yeah, the chances of choking are still high.

 

[fundrazer]

1. Meddy only has himself to blame here. It’s his job to be aware of what is around him and adapt to it.
2. I think Meddy is going out early at USO. Seems on edge and I think this will bother him.
3. I have no idea why anyone thinks Zod is capable of winning USO and beating Djokovic in the final. Because he beat KK in OG final? Because he choked USO last year?

Serving 70% first serves with his average being 131mph is a good skill to have. Not saying he can keep it up at the US Open, but maybe he's figured something out.

 

[EllieK]

You are so sure that Medvedev is 100%. Isn't it more likely that the hand is bothering him, he's a little hurt and he LOST his concentration?

the way his hand hit that camera it had to at least smart. I don’t see any way, traveling as fast as he was when he hit it didn’t get hurt. His backhand was off after it happened. Other than the ball toss, when does a rightie use the left hand? It also makes sense that his right forearm was hurting later on. He was putting more stress on the right arm because the left hand was hurt. I hope it’s not a serious injury. Time will tell.

 

[TennisFan3]

the way his hand hit that camera it had to at least smart. I don’t see any way, traveling as fast as he was when he hit it didn’t get hurt. His backhand was off after it happened. Other than the ball toss, when does a rightie use the left hand? It also makes sense that his right forearm was hurting later on. He was putting more stress on the right arm because the left hand was hurt. I hope it’s not a serious injury. Time will tell.

Absolutely. Well said. A lot of posters here just want to dismiss it. Medvedev was traveling fast and with momentum. There is NO WAY it was not an injury.
Let's see if he can recover before the UsOpen.

 

[TennisFan3]

Holy sh**, in the first few seconds of that video you can really see the speed at which Daniil was running when he collided. Looks a lot worse than that front view in the earlier tweet.

Yes. It's pretty bad obviously.

 

[TennisFan3]

Especially as they come tot he net and hit shallow angles.

Absolutely Rublev is just about hitting hard and no finesse or variety.

 

[fundrazer]

Two things. Yall remember when David Goffin slipped on that tarp at Rolland Garros? He generally plays on the baseline, but for this point it was his only chance to get the ball back... It's not necessarily a problem with Med's style, sometimes you're just stuck having to defend and chase a ball from that far back. Think a few are joking about this, but it's worth nothing...

Two, even if the injury is not serious, this kinda **** ****s with your mind. There's definitely a level of doubt that creeps into your mind, and you could see him start to play differently after it happened. Was going for a bit too much and got a bit reckless with the ball at times. Although I also stepped out shortly after as i was going out for a hit. Fair to say it was probably weighing on his mind for the rest of the match.

 

[jdx2112]

Absolutely Rublev is just about hitting hard and no finesse or variety.

Paire really showed how bad Rublev is at the net. He kept drawing him forward with soft shallow shots that are simply more difficult to rip in the same way he can from the baseline.

 

[jdx2112]

Two things. Yall remember when David Goffin slipped on that tarp at Rolland Garros? He generally plays on the baseline, but for this point it was his only chance to get the ball back... It's not necessarily a problem with Med's style, sometimes you're just stuck having to defend and chase a ball from that far back. Think a few are joking about this, but it's worth nothing...

Two, even if the injury is not serious, this kinda **** ****s with your mind. There's definitely a level of doubt that creeps into your mind, and you could see him start to play differently after it happened. Was going for a bit too much and got a bit reckless with the ball at times. Although I also stepped out shortly after as i was going out for a hit. Fair to say it was probably weighing on his mind for the rest of the match.

Question;

how much court is Medvedev allowed to have? I don’t think even Thiem plays that far back anymore.

I loved the new cam angles, so I hope they keep them for the open…cameras and judges snd placards and walls are part of the court…

 

[pcft369]

Medvedev is probably the biggest culprit on tour of letting an ultimately inconsequential point in a match turn into a complete meltdown.

Don't forget Kyrgios

 

[tennis tom]

1. Meddy only has himself to blame here. It’s his job to be aware of what is around him and adapt to it.

Yup!--he's been playing there for a week now and should know where things are.

 

[phl92]

It's a mess of an orginization. How can you place this 150kg bomber camera on court. Big bigger America

 

[tennis tom]

Big bigger America

Where are you from?

 

[EllieK]

Yup!--he's been playing there for a week now and should know where things are.

Yeah because when you are running for a ball in a semi final of a Master’s you should always be focused on what’s around you rather than on the ball that’s coming at you. Are you freaking serious right now?

 

[tennis tom]

Are you freaking serious right now?

ABSOLUTELY SERIOUS!--It's called situational awareness. Medvedev further demonstrated his arrogant stupidity by kicking the camera showing NO regard to injuring the cameraman or damaging an expensive camera.

 

[EllieK]

ABSOLUTELY SERIOUS!--It's called situational awareness. Medvedev further demonstrated his arrogant stupidity by kicking the camera showing NO regard to injuring the cameraman or damaging an expensive camera.
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If you watch the video you can clearly see and hear that he said to the cameraman “sorry about that. Are you okay?” He did not show “no regard” I know he can be a jerk at times (many times) but we will have to agree to disagree on this.

 

[Jonesy]

It's a mess of an orginization. How can you place this 150kg bomber camera on court. Big bigger America

Yep, if Med had anything broken it would be terrible. Safety of the players is more important than camera angles, that is why those cannons are not supposed to be there.

Medvedev complained in the beginning of the tournament. It also changed the momentum of the game completely.

 

[jdx2112]

Yep, if Med had anything broken it would be terrible. Safety of the players is more important than camera angles, that is why those cannons are not supposed to be there.

Medvedev complained in the beginning of the tournament. It also changed the momentum of the game completely.

Med is the only player that plays this far back in the court. I've been watching all week and no one has had an issue.

 

[doodlyd]

Med is the only player that plays this far back in the court. I've been watching all week and no one has had an issue.

If Nadal played at this tourney ,he would play this far back .

 

[jdx2112]

If Nadal played at this tourney ,he would play this far back .

No he wouldn’t. Court is too fast. Moving closer to the baseline is how he’s succeeded on hard courts. No one, not even Thiem, plays as far back as Medvedev.