The US Open 2023 QF - Daniil Medvedev [3] (RUS) v/s Andrey Rublev [8] (RUS)

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Much better by Meddy. He’s come alive now!

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Lovely tennis from Meddy bear. Great response.

 

[Cerdany]

This set is gone. WOW.

I'm nicely fitting into this place!

 

[MeatTornado]

There we go

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Lad peaks back as Copeck deflates. Mug dropper into net on BP finnishes the joj.

 

[Kralingen]

lol u have morphed into a professional Meddy hater you really would rather see Rublev get smashed in the semis than have the chance of an interesting match

There is no chance of an interesting match when Medvedev is on the tennis court.

Especially against Carlos. It’ll be demolition.

 

[MeatTornado]

I'm irrationally bothered by how Rublev's kit has orange accents but then his shoes are red.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Normal service resumed. Octopus in his HC rhythm again. 3-3. Huge game for rublev now.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

At least this is being a much better set than novok-futz last night.

 

[Enceladus]

Navrátilová watches this match in the audience, they showed her on Eurosport.

 

[Enceladus]

Naomi Osaka is also watching the match in the audience!

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Weak return game from the lad but we're still back on serve.

 

[Kralingen]

Naomi Osaka in the house. Interesting. First public appearance I’ve seen from her in almost a year.

 

[Kralingen]

I'm irrationally bothered by how Rublev's kit has orange accents but then his shoes are red.

It like he’s a poverty-stricken child in a third world country wearing the hand me downs of Nadal’s USO 2018 kit, but couldn’t find the shoes to match

 

[Hitman]

Med is a lot more settled in now.

 

[MeatTornado]

It like he’s a poverty-stricken child in a third world country wearing the hand me downs of Nadal’s USO 2018 kit, but couldn’t find the shoes to match

He must have fallen on some hard time, because he used to be able to afford the real stuff.

 

[Beulah Jesus]

This looks headed for a tiebreak.

 

[Kralingen]

Medvedev and Djokovic both left their serves here in 2021 and have never quite recovered them in Flushing since. Med’s unreturned rate is still fine but his first serve % is constantly in the toilet this summer, and he’s double faulting a lot these days too.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Meddy serve better and starting to find his baseline consistency now.

 

[Cerdany]

This looks headed for a tiebreak.

Thanks!

 

[zuluzazu]

LOL Carlos will abuse that deep position of Med like hell

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Lovely BH duel!

 

[Mivic]

Med's wife looks nervous as hell today.

 

[ibbi]

Classic bweh.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

LOL Carlos will abuse that deep position of Med like hell

If he wins then he simply has to change his tactics against alcaraz. It works against nearly everyone else but it doesn’t against Carlos. He can’t stand that far back and he has to mix the play up more too.

 

[Beulah Jesus]

This looks headed for a tiebreak.

Spoke too soon...Meddy w the break

 

[The Guru]

There is a big brother little brother aspect to this matchup

 

[Kralingen]

Muggy stuff from Rublev as usual. Disgusting bending over. He shall never win a QF.

Turning this off.

 

[ibbi]

Med's wife looks nervous as hell today.

She wants her childs godfather to win.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Got to hand it to Meddy there. Nice comeback from 0-3 down.

 

[FeroBango]

Let Carlos get past Zverev first.

Meanwhile 5 straight games for Med.

 

[junior74]

Why is Andrey angry with the umpire?

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Bad game from Copeck, arguably 4 UEs including 2 visually poor ones. Now he's hurtbutt and pestering the umpire.

 

[Cerdany]

Little Andrey already imploding

 

[The Guru]

There is no chance of an interesting match when Medvedev is on the tennis court.

Especially against Carlos. It’ll be demolition.

I mean I think that's probably likely based on current form but I don't think it's the only possible outcome as it is with Rublev.

 

[ibbi]

Why is Andrey angry with the umpire?

He's saying he's starting the shot clock too quickly.

 

[Tennfan123]

It really feels like players are whining to the umpire in every single match now.

 

[TheNachoMan]

The battle of the flagless. Can the winner get a flag?

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

This missed FH off a medium dropper is a kind of forced error great players rarely make.

 

[MeatTornado]

Even when spotted a 3-0 lead to Medvedev, he's going to lose 6 of the next 7 games to drop the set. Brutal.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Meddy now in control. The usual pattern is playing out now. Mad lad finding his serve better now.

 

[Kralingen]

I mean I think that's probably likely based on current form but I don't think it's the only possible outcome as it is with Rublev.

I just really dislike watching the guy play tennis, he sucks the life and joy out of the game and acts like a top 1% ******** between points. There’s no redeeming qualities I can see in his existence in the professional game, aside from humor and schadenfreude when he invariably gets squashed like a beetle by the first gifted attacking player he faces.

But even my excitement for the demolition jobs is running thin. He sucks.

 

[Cerdany]

It really feels like players are whining to the umpire in every single match now.

Yeah it's a new phenomenon

 

[Cerdany]

I just really dislike watching the guy play tennis, he sucks the life and joy out of the game and acts like a top 1% ******** between points. There’s no redeeming qualities I can see in his existence in the professional game, aside from humor and schadenfreude when he invariably gets squashed like a beetle by the first gifted attacking player he faces.

But even my excitement for the demolition jobs is running thin. He sucks.

How much did you lose that one time?

 

[TheNachoMan]

I just really dislike watching the guy play tennis, he sucks the life and joy out of the game and acts like a top 1% ******** between points. There’s no redeeming qualities I can see in his existence in the professional game, aside from humor and schadenfreude when he invariably gets squashed like a beetle by the first gifted attacking player he faces.

But even my excitement for the demolition jobs is running thin. He sucks.

I like Rublev. Maybe watch his documentary and you’ll like him more. Think he’s very intense because of his parenting.

English subtitles are available

 

[Tennfan123]

Lol. And now they also go off court every set.

 

[Hitman]

Med is now looking in control.

 

[ibbi]

100% of returns in play against the second serve from Med. Can't do better than that. Benefit of returning from Brooklyn.

 

[NeutralFan]

This is the match up nobody cares about

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Impressive response Meddy. Takes first set. He does own rublev mentally and he won the BH to BH exchanges again. Unless something changes, rublev must have that same old Fed up feeling again.