I’ve never lost on this court! How far will Daniil Medvedev go at Wimbledon?

It’s hard to predict how this Russian tennis player will fare in his next match or even his next tournament. Daniil Medvedev is having a turbulent season and in his duel against Jiri Lehecek on Monday he set a new high at the London Grand Slam. Although he’s never had much success here, he does have one favourite spot. Will he play there again?

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev is considered a concrete lover. At least when it comes to tennis court surfaces. He never preferred clay, yet he had an amazing run on it in Rome in the second half of April, ending with his triumph.

He was seen by many as the dark horse of the French Open. This status lasted exactly until his first match at Roland Garros, where he ended his tennis career on the racket of Brazilian Seyboth Wilde.

Even on the Wimbledon grass, the 27-year-old hasn’t exactly flourished so far. Four appearances have brought him no more than the eighth round. That has changed this year.

Wimbledon 2023

As the number three seed, he did not meet any players from the higher ranks of the rankings in the opening rounds. The Russian tennis player has lost only one set so far, and that was to the number 67 player on the ATP ranking, Hungarian Fucsovics.

The duel with Jiri Lehecka was a relatively easy affair for the almost two-meter tall Russian, thanks to the Czech tennis player’s health problems, and although he does not prefer statistics, he knows one thing about his Wimbledon record.

He has never lost on court number one, where he got past Lehecka in 91 minutes in his last match. And he would love to continue that here in the quarter-finals. He suspects that this is not very likely and that he will receive the “honour” of the centre court.

The Russian-American duel

The Russian’s opponent in the quarterfinals is an even less expected player among the last eight at the London Grand Slam. American Eubanks was the last American to hold his own at the All England Club. In Monday’s duel, he also got past tournament number five Tsitsipas.

The American defeated the Greek after sets of 3:6, 7:6, 3:6, 6:4, 6:4 and thus further pushes his best in his debut main event at Wimbledon. He will not be the favourite against Medvedev. The Russian won their only match this year in Miami.

But the Atlanta native is used to being the underdog. Eubanks went through virtually the entire Mallorca tournament, which preceded the legendary Wimbledon, with that status and even there he has twice surprised the favourite from that position.

Can he do it again against Medvedev in the third round? The Russian tennis player will definitely be up against it and hopefully he will take credit for the location of the duel on the centre court of the All England Club.

Source : Wimbledon