ATP M1000 Shanghai 2025

[Hitman]

Half a chance for Med

 

[Spielgame]

Alex definitely is tiring and now hit a DF

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Meddy chance here!

 

[ForehandCross]

Two BPs.
Can't believe that fell in

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Honestly I think Med is currently entering his Bionic Murray stage.

Realistically there's no coming back from this kind of physical decline, where even Bo3 matches seem too much for him.

(He's still fun to watch though! I hope he sticks around top 20 for a while)

I think using the extreme humid conditions are a poor example. Everyone has suffered including the most innocent wrongfully accused doper - Jannik sinner.

 

[aldeayeah]

Med gave AdM several chances to finish. He didn't. So Med sent a screamer DTL FH to the baseline LOL.

2 BPs.

 

[Spielgame]

Alex did nothing to the ball and paid the price. Med with FH DTL winner clipping the baseline.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Meddy breaks!! Looking good for the Russian!

 

[ForehandCross]

GOATVEDEV.

INCREDIBLE

 

[marc45]

some great shots by Med...will serve for the match

 

[ForehandCross]

The physio probably has seen more of Medvedev than his wife in last 10-12 days

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Meddy has the form to win this tournament. The best he looked in ages.

 

[Spielgame]

WOWWW HUGE BH DTL winner by Meddy to break Alex, will serve for the match at 5-4

Meddy MTO for his upper thighs

 

[Hitman]

Now, can he seal the deal?

 

[darthrafa]

med played well but adm commits suiside

 

[Wesling]

I dont think novak will hang with this medvedev , lets see

 

[Spielgame]

Lol the ATP trainer has the same hand sanitizer bottle that I have on his rucksack. I also have the same one on my rucksack.

 

[Spielgame]

Clever chess tactic by Med

 

[darthrafa]

how come he didn't hit dtl

 

[ForehandCross]

Meddy has the form to win this tournament. The best he looked in ages.

His level is not consistent. His result is being propped up by escaping close moments through big serves or uncomfortable points.

 

[ForehandCross]

MPs. Close it out.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Meddy wins! Great win for him!

 

[Spielgame]

Big serve. 2 MP MED

 

[ChrisJR3264]

His level is not consistent. His result is being propped up by escaping close moments through big serves or uncomfortable points.

Awww.

 

[Spielgame]

ACE outwide.

GSM Meddy.

BLNT Alex!

 

[EddieChang]

His level is not consistent. His result is being propped up by escaping close moments through big serves or uncomfortable points.

Best serving in years

 

[tx10is]

wow Medvedev for the win
are we getting a joker meddy final?

 

[darthrafa]

adm is a joke
he shall play track and field sports, only knowing how to run

 

[ForehandCross]

YESSSSSSSSSSS.

Haven't seen much of Rinderknech I hope he can get past him too. A master's final looked like a dream 2 weeks ago

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

wow Medvedev for the win
are we getting a joker meddy final?

For the drama let’s hope so! Lol

 

[Hitman]

Med's best event in a long time.

 

[Spielgame]

Tien played a better match against Meddy compared to Alex. He has more juice, more topspin and shapes on the groundstrokes.

 

[DariaGT]

I see 8 year olds with better anticipation of hitting
winners from sitters instead of just the open court

Would love to see RingerNeck go to 3 sets with Meds
Also Vacherot could upset the Goatkeeper

 

[aldeayeah]

Tien played a better match against Meddy compared to Alex. He has more juice, more topspin and shapes on the groundstrokes.

Tien far superior to Alex in every aspect of the game, even dropshot and lob.

 

[Spielgame]

Lol Meddy said in interview, that after the 3rd and 4th game he was thinking "oh, this is going to be a long day", then he said he was clutch in the match.

 

[DariaGT]

Tien played a better match against Meddy compared to Alex. He has more juice, more topspin and shapes on the groundstrokes.

Tien has 10% the physicality of the Mossie and 10x more neurons

 

[momopte]

Medvedev's footwork is very close to or same as ADM.
Medvedev has the edge of defense coverage and serve against ADM.

ADM's FH and BH just cannot break through Medvedev's defense.

 

[DariaGT]

How has DeMug not caught on

Its time if he wants to go any further than infant Tennis IQ

 

[Spielgame]

I think De Minaur's eastern forehand grip limits him. He should try Western or semi western forehands. And the backhand he needs to add more topspin to it like Tien.

 

[sortof]

Best serving in years

Indeed, 6 DFs is still highish though.

 

[aldeayeah]

I think De Minaur's eastern forehand grip limits him. He should try Western or semi western forehands. And the backhand he needs to add more topspin to it like Tien.

Honestly all he needs is a better serve and better finishing abilities, that way he can become a true fast court threat.

He's just not powerful enough to implement the modern spin game, so he should focus on his strengths IMO.

 

[DariaGT]

He needs a brain, the weapons are there
just knowing how to use them is the key.
He is finally strong enough to peel banana
skins which was a past issue for him.

Tien has less yet offers more mastery
its all down to the brain and has no clue
how to hit a drop shot which is comical
for his level, ranking, experience and
versus a player that stays so far back.

Like his sponsor he is just a SAP.
Ironically he is using the P25 or Prince
copy yet gets less pop than Davydenko.

 

[YellowFedBetter]

Another big win for Daniil. Just this match alone was the difference in being 17 & 13 for him.

Was consistently hitting a bigger ball than Alex, and withstood the storm when he upped his level in the 2nd, then played a super clutch, vintage Medvedev game at 4-4 to break, which he really needed since he was “exhausted”, I doubt he wins a 3rd.

It’s still going to be a tall order to win 2 more consecutive days and get the championship, but no matter what he’s proved to himself and everyone else what he’s capable of. Watching their match in M-C this year, they this felt unthinkable. Best he’s played since Wimbledon ‘24, bar none.

 

[Al Czervik]

Are we back?

 

[James P]

Are we back?

Could get up to #10 (#9 if you exclude Jack Draper) in the Race with a win here. Didn't think it was possible to qualify for the ATP Finals this year, but maybe...

Still think it's a bit of a long shot.

 

[YellowFedBetter]

Seeing 130 mph from med is a throw back to the top tier days.

Actually he’s been hitting them a lot this year since lowering his toss, he just hasn’t been consistent in landing them.

 

[roysid]

Now has Fed appeared for celebrity doubles

 

[YellowFedBetter]

He wins the set. But this is alarming. Like real alarming how he is allowing easy closing moments to almost slip away(he closed it now). That has been the reason of his losses this year and it seems its gone to another level now.

Those second serves were almost yippish.

I agree, but given just how much baggage there is at this point, I just have to be happy when he gets through it at all, however ugly it may be.

He said he was struggling physically today too, so I’ll try to give him some slack on that front as well.

 

[Al Czervik]

Could get up to #10 (#9 if you exclude Jack Draper) in the Race with a win here. Didn't think it was possible to qualify for the ATP Finals this year, but maybe...

Still think it's a bit of a long shot.

That's wild. It feels like he should be 50 in the world with the way the year has gone.

 

[YellowFedBetter]

why the hell is the on court coaching mic so sporadic? some matches we get sprinkles of dialogue from the coaches box that we can hear, then nothing at all for a whole match. what is the reasoning behind this?

Tomas was coaching Daniil a lot in the previous match. But I think as long as he seems content and things are going well enough he’ll stay silent.

Alex has never had a talkative box (which is good).