Daniil Medvedev has said that he needs to outperform Carlos Alcaraz to clinch the Indian Wells final in the California Desert on Sunday.
Medvedev defeated Tommy Paul 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in the last-four match in the semi-final fixture. Alcaraz and Medvedev will be battling in the summit clash of the competition for the second straight year.
Alcaraz has emerged victorious in three out of his previous four matches with Medvedev. He has a 3-2 record against the Russian professional.
🇷🇺 Tomorrow, Daniil Medvedev will play for his 21st different title and his 21st title overall.
He's never won the same tournament twice.Still one of the craziest stats in tennis and it's not ending yet. pic.twitter.com/5utUojsjDe— Swish 🍒 (@Zwxsh) March 17, 2024
Medvedev will be taking to the coming game with the same mental approach that he went into the Australian Open final. Unfortunately, the player had lost that game to Janik Sinner.
"I knew last three times Sinner beat me, and I knew if I want to win I have to go there, give my all, 11 out of 10, 20 out of 10, whatever. That's the way I entered the match with Carlos in the U.S. Open, also. I still feel this way, especially on this court," Medvedev said.
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Medvedev is taking a broader outlook towards the entire season, other than the four Grand Slams. He is hoping that this perspective will help him at the Indian Wells, which is incidentally the only Masters 1000 title that he has won on a hardcourt surface yet.
Active ATP players who had a winning streak of 19+ wins:🇷🇸 Djokovic (10 times)🇬🇧 Murray (twice)🇷🇺 Medvedev (twice)🇮🇹 SINNER pic.twitter.com/HY4vUWxnMo
— Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) March 17, 2024
"I want to try to win more than just Grand Slams. I want to try to play good in other tournaments. I'm happy that here I managed to do it and it's not a Grand Slam but I managed to stay focused, fight till the end, and yeah, try to win it. I'm just trying my best all the time. Sometimes my best is very good. Sometimes it's not. Let's hope tomorrow it's going to be very good," Medvedev said.
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