Daniil Medvedev believes that some players don’t necessarily need to be in good shape to be confident, as he believes that Novak Djokovic probably always arrives in Australia very confident in his chances. Medvedev, a former world number 1, is brimming with confidence at the moment as he is coming off back-to-back wins in Rotterdam and Doha.
This Tuesday, Medvedev also began his campaign in Dubai with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Matteo Arnaldi. Medvedev has been on fire in recent weeks and is aiming to win a third consecutive title in Dubai.
Medvedev: Djokovic will probably always be confident in Australia
«It feels great because confidence is very important in tennis.
We all know. I think every tennis player has different approaches to confidence. For example, I have no idea, for me it is more important to have confidence in the moment than, for example, to remember that I played well there last year.
Maybe it’s different for Novak because when he comes to Australia, he feels that no matter what happened before, he always has confidence there. So for me it’s important at the moment. Right now I feel great. Even today I felt that he was far from my best tennis, but I managed to close it out in two sets.
That always helps. Yeah, I’m very happy to be on a streak right now. Stripes always end. I’ll try to make mine as long as I can. Feel good. Hopefully I can do some good things here in Dubai,» Medvedev explained, according to sportskeeda.
Meanwhile, Medvedev knows how it feels to play against Djokovic in Australia. In the 2021 Australian Open final, Djokovic defeated Medvedev in straight sets. At the start of the 2023 season, Djokovic beat Medvedev in the Adelaide semi-final.
Against Medvedev in Adelaide, Djokovic pulled his leg and suffered a hamstring injury. Still, Djokovic won Adelaide and then the Australian Open.
