TsitsiBH
Rookie
I saw a mind boggling stat this morning. Tsonga won 29% of his matches against Federer Nadal and Djokovic (16 wins in 55 matches). Medvedev won 25% of his matches against Federer Nadal and Djokovic (6 wins in 24 matches). I would have expected Medvedev to have better stats because when he faced the Big 3 they were not at their peak anymore. Medvedev is 1-5 against Nadal on hardcourt and 0-3 against Federer on hardcourt even if he's seen as the ultimate HC specialist.
Obviously most people would rank Medvedev's career ahead of players like Tsonga Berdych Soderling and Ferrer who couldn't win Grand Slams because of peaking in the same era as Federer Nadal Djokovic and Murray.
Daniil became world #1 (in a special year with Djokovic being prevented from playing many events but still) and won a Slam title as well as 6 Mastdrs trophies but I wonder how much weight do you put it to the era's timing ? According to betting odds Medvedev was the clear favourite against Nadal in the Australian Open final in 2022 but he couldn't finish a 35 year old Rafa off.
Another issue is that Berdych and Tsonga were competitive at all Grand Slams on all surfaces. I'm yet to see a memorable match from Medvedev at Roland-Garros or Wimbledon.
All of this leads me to think that Medvedev would just be another very good 2nd tier player like Tsonga Berdych Ferrer over a decade ago. He would be consistently blocked by Federer Nadal Djokovic and Murray on hardcourt and he would obviously struggle even more than now on clay or grass. Do you agree with me ?
Obviously most people would rank Medvedev's career ahead of players like Tsonga Berdych Soderling and Ferrer who couldn't win Grand Slams because of peaking in the same era as Federer Nadal Djokovic and Murray.
Daniil became world #1 (in a special year with Djokovic being prevented from playing many events but still) and won a Slam title as well as 6 Mastdrs trophies but I wonder how much weight do you put it to the era's timing ? According to betting odds Medvedev was the clear favourite against Nadal in the Australian Open final in 2022 but he couldn't finish a 35 year old Rafa off.
Another issue is that Berdych and Tsonga were competitive at all Grand Slams on all surfaces. I'm yet to see a memorable match from Medvedev at Roland-Garros or Wimbledon.
All of this leads me to think that Medvedev would just be another very good 2nd tier player like Tsonga Berdych Ferrer over a decade ago. He would be consistently blocked by Federer Nadal Djokovic and Murray on hardcourt and he would obviously struggle even more than now on clay or grass. Do you agree with me ?