Medvedev's best match

[zill]

What is it?

 

[skypadq]

2021 us open final i think

 

[Deleted member 806402]

2021 us open final i think

Earned him a Rafa Nadal Academy lifetime achievement award.

 

[Deleted member 805385]

The way he executed his game plan in the 2021 US Open final was good. He ruined me as a fan that day.

 

[Krish0608]

USO against Carlos was a helluva performance I thought.

 

[thrust]

2021 us open final i think

I AGREE!

 

[UnforcedTerror]

2023 USO semifinal by far. He totally neutralized everything Karl threw at him.

One of the highest-level performances you could ever see on a hard court.

 

[ibbi]

Something from the 2020 Tour Finals. The guy was absolutely on fire. 2019 Cincy semi against Djokovic was a thing to behold too.

 

[Hitman]

He's played better matches than USO 2021 final. That might be his greatest match ever, but he has played some higher quality stuff. Some mentioned in this thread.

 

[dapchai]

What is it?

The match where his backhand was most compact.

 

[Tennisfan339]

US 21 final obviously. He said it himself, he played the match of his life. I think he knows better.

But there are other matches that come to my mind.
4th round against Garin in 2021 on the Lenglen was probably his best clay match ever.
All his AO 21 matches except the 3rd round and the final. The semi against Tsitsipas in particular.
Paris 2021 semi against Zverev
Toronto 2021 semi against Isner
An underrated tournament was Dubaï 2023... His last 3 matches against Coric, Djokovic and Rublev were unbelievable.

 

[fedfan24]

I liked 2019 USO final but he made adjustments far too late. Could’ve won if he attacked from the start.

 

[Krish872007]

Versus Alcaraz, US Open 2023 semi-final

 

[RS]

Versus Alcaraz, US Open 2023 semi-final

Yeah I don't think Alcaraz played that badly either. Kind of came out of nowhere.

 

[InsuranceMan]

Yeah I don't think Alcaraz played that badly either. Kind of came out of nowhere.

I was pretty pissed off we got denied a blockbuster rematch because Meddy just decided to turn it up to 10 out of no where

 

[Kralingen]

The ones where he withdrew and gave a walkover.

 

[tudwell]

USO against Carlos was a helluva performance I thought.

Yeah I think overall I'd put that above the 2021 US Open final. Carlitos put up way more resistance than Novak and Medvedev met the challenge. The 21 final was one of those situations where, sure, maybe Medvedev could have played out of his mind from the baseline, but he just didn't have to. He served phenomenally and was very solid from the baseline – better than a merely average Medvedev but nothing all that mindblowing. Against Alcaraz he really was mindblowing from the baseline. And on the return – I've never, not once, seen him return so well against the S&V play. Only area where the 21 final was clearly superior was the serve.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

It's between USO 2023 SF and USO 2021 F.

 

[Breakpointerer]

I was pretty pissed off we got denied a blockbuster rematch because Meddy just decided to turn it up to 10 out of no where

And decided to revert to normal in the final

 

[InsuranceMan]

And decided to revert to normal in the final

I was screaming at my TV for this guy to get it together. Every single time in any big moment: Daniil is 5 meters behind the baseline, Novak goes slice deuce wide, comes to the net, just picks off volley after volley going behind Med when he needs to. Rinse and repeat. Was baffled at how Med just had zero responsiveness

 

[Breakpointerer]

I was screaming at my TV for this guy to get it together. Every single time I’m any big moment: Daniil is 5 meters behind the baseline, Novak goes slice deuce wide, comes to the net, just picks off volley after volley going behind Med when he needs to. Rinse and repeat. Was baffled at how Med just had zero responsiveness

Easily among the most disappointing matches I've seen recently

 

[Znak]