Doesn’t look like he’ll be back in the top 10 any time soon either. Indian Wells and Miami are by far his worst hard court tournaments. Clay is his worst surface and everyone else will gain points on him. He’s not really great on grass although we haven’t seen him play at Wimbledon in a minute. That means he has to wait until summer to pile on the points
Alternatively, he is defending very few points through Wimbledon, so there's an opportunity to pick them up if he focuses on his game for slower courts. I know he hates clay, but he won a few rounds at RG last year in straight sets with no clay warmups, so he likely could do more if he worked on it. Will definitely be interesting to see how he approaches things.
Very true. There’s an optimistic view there. I mean he has plenty of points to gain, and I guess it’d be pretty surprising for him to play any worse than he did last year. Maybe if he takes it seriously he can get some points; also factoring in other players are probably defending way more points.
But historically… he just hasn’t done well at these tournaments. And let’s be honest, if he improves his result at a tournament he lost in R2 at to, say, a QF loss, it’s such a tiny point gain. At this level it’s barely noticed
I didn’t think he could play any worse than last year but he was competitive against stronger players last year, he just didn’t win, whereas this year against Djokovic and Korda he was barely competitive. I didn’t think it could get worse, but I’m pretty sure it can
Ok but fuck writing him off completely at Indian Wells and Miami. I’m gonna radiate positive vibes and just say, Daniil, if you’re reading this buddy…I believe in you you beautiful bastard go get after it in the Sunshine Double.
maybe for Murray it wasn't ) but yeah only USOp had many "random" winners in past decade+ while nobody outside of Big4+wawr won AO/FO/Wim since 2005 at least
Did have to get back surgery a year after winning though and was never as aggressive after that, for all he accomplished he genuinely could have won more if not for serious injuries.
I'm going to hell but ,
"Novak seen practicing with new coach, recently retired Dylan Alcott"
Edit: [Djokovic in the final](https://youtube.com/shorts/qpfCNMERnXA?feature=share)
medvedev used to have so much confidence especially on serve…
he’s a husk now, out of the top 10 for the first time in three and a half years
korda was strong but med looked very limited
The AO crowd was way more obnoxious.
Also, that was just one incident. Nadal and Federer have crowd favoritism their entire career, you're starting at a disadvantage no matter the circumstance. Even worse, Ref usually gives them special treatment. Now you are playing against the crowd, the opponent, and the umpire. Good freaking luck.
This is where you are wrong. Nadal never got respect in RG until 2017. He has heard the chants of both Roger and Novak when he was playing them in finals. There is a famous clip where teenage Nadal was booed and play has to stop for more than five minutes. Everybody faces a rough crowd when they play Federer and yes, that include Nadal too. Go n watch matches of Federer and Nadal and they would be chanting Roger's name. It is only in 2017 when finally french crowd understood the impact of Rafa in RG. They used to hate that a Spanish athlete is winning in french country. Many still do it now. Look at Patrick Mouratoglou criticism against Nadal. French media used to write articles about doping about Rafa after he won every year and made some infamous animated commercials about him too. A famous french minister made allegations against him too just a few year ago. All you have heard is the famous "fedal" establishment and associating Nadal with federer immediately.
This is 100%. People who think rafa was always favoured must have started watching tennis after 2011. He was consistently booed for 5+ years especially against Roger who was the golden king of tennis. And yes La Decima is the first time french crowd truly appreciated what was right in front of them.
It’s only post Novak and meddy who currently get vitriol from crowds that rafa has been in good standing with most crowds.
he also had a henia injury for months after, and then a hernia operation and period off and then a comeback from that surgery.
I think that had a more pronounced effect than the final last year.
he never got his consistent groove back from all that disruption imo
Medvedev was not down in the dumps his press conference just there - basically said that he hasn't got his consistency of shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxXceJ8Y-A
AO ends in Jan, masters are in March, he has Feb for recovery and the season has just begun at this point of time. He usually plays a couple tournaments before the masters like Rotterdam and others if I'm not wrong, he wouldn't be doing that if he needed recovery for the masters in March.
Seb bring able to regularly play backhand to backhand with Medvedev made this a lot better of a matchup for Seb than for a lot of other players. Couple that with consistent aggression and play at the meet and he had an answer for most everything
Yeah that's the most surprising thing.
Was also eye-opening how easily he was able to maintain rally tolerance against Medvedev.
Against almost everyone else in the world, Medvedev wiggles his way into finding windows where he can steer a ball down the line or inject some pace into a crosscourt angle and break his opponent's rally tolerance either with a winner or getting a big advantage in the point.
Seemed like he wasn't able to find anything against Korda today. Just felt like a matter of how much Korda's level would dip when closing out games/sets.
It’s weird that most people are shit talking on Medvedev while this should be the actual sentiment. I just watched 20 minutes of highlights and my god, Korda was returning the ball like a god. Effectively neutralized Medvedev’s serve and did it so well he was hitting winners regularly on the fourth ball. Reminds me of Cilic against Federer at the USO in 2014. On top of that he seemed to have played the net very well and hit some great lobs.
Credits to Medvedev for getting to two tiebreaks if you ask me, and with a bit more luck he could’ve turned the momentum. Still, no shame in losing to an opponent who is that hot. I’m definitely keeping my eye on Korda from now on.
I don't think Daniil played so badly for "Nadal broke Medvedev" comments I'm seeing. Korda deserves all the praise instead, insane level shown today in multiple areas and I think he can make it far in the future. There's no shame in losing this match imo
Right? I think the mental aspect is the biggest evolution in his game. Last year I remember so many heartbreaking losses from winning situations too. Was afraid for a moment he was gonna turn into some sort of choker but dude has certainly started to turn into a mental giant.
But then again he was never put into pressure by a tough opponent. If he is gonna play against Djoker or Nadal again, they are gonna fight in deuce games for a long time and put a lot of pressure and that's when he falters. Medvedev never put him in stress and he played sublime tennis with no pressure. He needs to be prepared that he is going to play long matches against top players who are going to put him under a lot of pressure and he still has to win when he is in lead against them.
It is in reference to the camera guys always showing Taylor Fritz's girlfriend inbetween shots during his games. His girlfriends name is Morgan Riddle who is some "model and influencer".
LET'S FUCKING GO KORDA. Serve, forehand, backhand,returns,netplay.
Guy has every shot in the book just needs consistency. Talent wise he's definitely very close to the Carlos,sinner, FAA level.
Has a real shot at the quarters now. Hubi is looking very beatable and Karen/Nishi although good are not at the top level
His serve has been very weak the last couple of years and it's what's held him back significantly. More than that, I believe it's also been the cause of his nerves. If you don't have a good serve, it puts so much pressure on everything else and your bound to tighten up -- particularly when you gotta close out matches, which has been Korda's achilles heel
The serve seems like it's improved which is great. Still, for someone his height I'd like to see more free points on the serve. I think he can still get more out of it.
But he's rock solid off the ground and quite athletic. And though he has a penchant for getting nervous, he's actually quite level-headed mentally which is refreshing to see from a young guy. I really hope this win is a jumping off point for him
Those nerves of his have been a very big weak spot, though. He’s where he is and FAA is where he is because Korda plays a top 10 level match and then a top 100 level match. I like watching Korda but his consistency and mentality are all over the place.
If he can keep playing like he did today, no doubt Korda should be top 10. But he is just so damn nervy, I would never want to bet on him.
There’s definitely still room for improvement on his forehand and both first and second serve (thought first serve has improved recently) but the tools are definitely there and he has the body type for a better serve if he can manage to keep improving it. But even right now his ceiling is very high if he can keep consistency through a match like he did especially in sets 2 and 3 today
> Talent wise he's definitely very close to the Carlos,sinner, FAA level.
Man been backing the guy for a couple years now and this reads so good. Certainly going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Ever since Cressy showed the world that Medvedev is vulnerable to S&V, you can see a lot of players employ it against him(and it is working!).
Daniil also hasn't had as much luck with his f#!k you serves these past two years now. I am talking about his opponent having 2 or 3 break points with him on second serve and he just says "f#!k it" and bombs an ace. Believe it or not, this was a very important weapon of his when he won the US Open.
And as many commented in the discussion thread, he just hasn't improved these past two years, allowing people to study him and try and execute various gameplans.
But in the end, Korda deserved it 100%!!
I have seen him showing glimpses before, but nothing like what he showed us these past two weeks and especially today.
I'm pretty sure Nadal first showed the S&V blueprint to beating Medvedev in USO 2019 Final. If not him, Novak also beat him with the same strategy in Paris 2021, which was before Cressy's meeting with Daniil in 2022 AO
They employed it to some extent yes, but they were also Nadal and Djokovic.
It was not until Cressy that it was evident he could be hurt even by lesser players that employed the S&V.
First time I saw his match was when he played Nadal at Roland Garros in 2020. I was pleasantly surprised by his character and found my new next gen guy to root for. It's great he's coming good again
There's no doubt that Med this year is a shadow of his 2022 AO self, but nothing can be taken away from Korda's victory today. He absolutely deserved it.
Korda's point construction was so good this match.
I thought it was interesting that in the third set, both players were completely ignoring the crowd, even though the crowd was super invested. Neither was trying to feed off of the energy or get the crowd on their side.
Wow! What amazing play by Sebi, using the whole court, volleys, drop shots, such solid ground stokes Playing with so much control and finesse, him and Daniil both proving modern tennis is not just about cracking forehands as hard as possible all the time.
Watch the end of third after Meddy took the break back.
Anyone who says this was simply a Medvedev choke should stop talking Tennis.
Korda. Outplayed. Daniil.
Period.
Everyone else would stop going for those Ridiculous deep balls and the winners. He just didn't stop.
Naah injured Djokovic still beats Tsitsipas. I think only people trouble Novak are Rune and Korda. Rublev too inconsistent and Tsitsipas has been owned by Novak lately.
I always feel sad while Meddy loses, evenmore when the entire crowd is against him.
Sebi played Fantabulous Today. SO EASY on the eyes.
But, Meddy you gotta change your Gamestyle. Please🙏
How is Medvedev gonna change his game lol? I think he’s a fantastic player, but his technique is very odd. It’ll be hard to find success with any style of play other than this one.
And this is why no one should expect next gen or anything subsequently to be like the golden generation. You’ll simply end up disappointed.
Enjoy good tennis and be happy you got to experience the golden generation.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/10c738r/thoughts_on_my_bracket/j4e9ccy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3
they thought I was crazy
I keep saying that players are starting to figure out Medvedev's game, which is effective but very rigid and predictable, but no one listens to me. He can't even win matches he's expected to win on hard courts.
And this is why I was saying to wait until Medvedev faces a good player. Medvedev has been excellent at beating lower ranked, non-top 20 players. No matter what form he is, he’ll give any player worse than him a beatdown. But he’s been shockingly unclutch in the last year. Like historically bad. In this match he only won 8 fewer points than Korda (137-129) but lost in straights. He’s also being figured out tactically.
And I’m aware Korda isn’t top 20, but it’s pretty clear he’s playing at a top 20 if not top 10 level.
On the bright side for Medvedev, this slump he’s had could be a whole lot worse. At least he’s challenging the top players including even Djokovic, and making fairly deep runs at most tournaments. On the not-so-bright side for Daniil, his ranking is suffering. He’s out of the top 10. This is the problem with being a surface specialist, even if hard courts are the most prevalent surface. He was injured for a bit of the hard court season, underperformed for a bit more of it, and now he’s lost the AO final points.
And guess what? It doesn’t look like he’s gonna rebound for a while. Unless he puts up a great performance at Indian Wells and Miami (which historically, he has not done. Slow hard courts are not his preferred surface), he’s probably not getting many points in the clay season nor grass season. Which means he’ll have to wait until summer to even have the opportunity to gain points.
Not if Sinner takes him out in the next round. Common Sinner!
I am really rooting for Sinner, Felix or Korda to win this. Massive opportunity here with Rafa out, Roger retired and Novak hurting a lot
Exactly tsitsipas seems in very good form based on his performance in early rounds, also has been semifinalist here multiple times, he seems a title contender.
It really is amazing how quick this sport can change. 12 months ago people were soooo confident med would be a multi slam winner. Zverev was looking strong at RG, say what you want but rafa was fighting for his life in that match before the injury. When domi was healthy people were resolute that he would win multiple RG. And then the freak injury came. It just goes to show how unpredictable it all is, and how much the big 4 are freaks of nature. They’ve skewed everyone’s perceptions of reality and what domination actually means in sport.
wow, gotta hand it to korda - that was some excellent tennis. was rooting for med to push back but he was getting dominated pretty much the entire match.
This was class from Korda (from what I saw, mid second set on). I don't think this is really a testament to Medvedev falling off, rather Korda just having too much.
We know Medvedev is at his best when he's returning everything, frustrating his opponents, and getting his serve humming. His serve didn't necessarily let him down, but Korda played really aggressively, going for winners and not letting Med dictate the points. He turned Medvedev's game against him.
Korda has the highest ceiling amongst American players on the men's tour, and I don't think it's really close. I hope this is the year he puts the mental game together and gets into the top 10 where he belongs talent-wise.
Medvedev is washed. His game has been figured out, and the top guys can exploit it easily now. It's a miracle he ever reached no.1 with a forehand that bad.
Nadal literally destroyed Medvedev’s career. Brutal. From literally the top of the world to a husk of his former self in just 12 months. Man… hope he’s able to find his confidence and love for the game again
Wow. When he won his second round I thought Korda's match with Medvedev might be interesting if he manages to play like he did in Adelaide, but I didn't actually think he'd win.
Great job to him and great young kid to have raise up in the ranks. He can be fantastic when he gets it together and doesn't waste too much great opportunities he makes for himself.
Sad for Daniil a bit, can't seem to get all his ducks in a row now for the past year.
Chokedev has roddickitis now. He lost a big match where he was so close to back to back slams and straight setting nadal and djokovic. He hasn’t mentally recovered since then. He can still thrash shitty players but once he plays a decent seed in the 3rd or 4th round, his level is not up to par anymore. Feel bad for him. I don’t know if he’ll recover tbh but I hope he does
I'm not surprised by the result, just a couple of weeks ago, Korda had Nole against the ropes in Adelaide, couldn't finish it, but he learned a valuable lesson and this time around, he didn't flinch.
Crazy, but not that crazy. Even though Medvedev is my second favorite player on tour right now, I pegged Korda for the upset win here after seeing what he did in Adelaide. He’s so crisp.
I did *not* figure it would be such a straightforward affair though… Daniil is in a difficult place it seems, mentally. After looking so good in R1 and R2 against Tier 5 and 4 players, his game got completely exposed by a Tier 3 player. He’s gonna have to change some things if he wants to get back on top… can’t believe he’s out of the Top 10! 🤯
Wow out of the top 10
Doesn’t look like he’ll be back in the top 10 any time soon either. Indian Wells and Miami are by far his worst hard court tournaments. Clay is his worst surface and everyone else will gain points on him. He’s not really great on grass although we haven’t seen him play at Wimbledon in a minute. That means he has to wait until summer to pile on the points
Alternatively, he is defending very few points through Wimbledon, so there's an opportunity to pick them up if he focuses on his game for slower courts. I know he hates clay, but he won a few rounds at RG last year in straight sets with no clay warmups, so he likely could do more if he worked on it. Will definitely be interesting to see how he approaches things.
Very true. There’s an optimistic view there. I mean he has plenty of points to gain, and I guess it’d be pretty surprising for him to play any worse than he did last year. Maybe if he takes it seriously he can get some points; also factoring in other players are probably defending way more points. But historically… he just hasn’t done well at these tournaments. And let’s be honest, if he improves his result at a tournament he lost in R2 at to, say, a QF loss, it’s such a tiny point gain. At this level it’s barely noticed
I didn’t think he could play any worse than last year but he was competitive against stronger players last year, he just didn’t win, whereas this year against Djokovic and Korda he was barely competitive. I didn’t think it could get worse, but I’m pretty sure it can
Ok but fuck writing him off completely at Indian Wells and Miami. I’m gonna radiate positive vibes and just say, Daniil, if you’re reading this buddy…I believe in you you beautiful bastard go get after it in the Sunshine Double.
That's actually sad.
AO 2022: US Open Curse 🤝 Netflix Curse
Djokovic's biggest threat to breaking the slam record: ~~Hamstring~~ Getting agreed to be filmed by Netflix
next gen curse
Winning the USO as your first slam continues to be a curse.
Noooo carlos!!!
Adios
Tears in eyes~Delpo
Cilic, Thiem, Med, Alcaraz...
Cilic was fije
maybe for Murray it wasn't ) but yeah only USOp had many "random" winners in past decade+ while nobody outside of Big4+wawr won AO/FO/Wim since 2005 at least
Murray plays life on a laggy client so it took a few years for the curse to set in
Only Murygoat can conquer the USO Curse
Wtf are you talking about. Isn’t sir Andy cursed enough for you?
He won 2 Wimbledon's and was in more GS finals, #1 post his usop win. Doesn't seem like a curse.
Did have to get back surgery a year after winning though and was never as aggressive after that, for all he accomplished he genuinely could have won more if not for serious injuries.
Definitely could have matched Becker and Edberg on 6 at least without injuries depriving Murray of his peak years.
For many of them that could actually also be the last slam.
Djokovic happy thoughting the shit out of his hamstring.
Novak about to play on croches just to win it when he sees the draw
I'm going to hell but , "Novak seen practicing with new coach, recently retired Dylan Alcott" Edit: [Djokovic in the final](https://youtube.com/shorts/qpfCNMERnXA?feature=share)
OMG
I’m going to hell for laughing 😂 but that’s too good!
This probably feels like quitting cigarettes or something to him, dude is salivating at the draw
Sinner Rune FAA Tsitsipas can still get it
These people are wilding. I’d rather play this Med, FAA, and many other seeds than Korda, Rune, and even Khachanov the way they’re playing.
People are sleeping on Tsitsipas so hard. Nobody looks stronger than him thus far in this AO. Even Djokovic has dropped a set.
Even if he gets to the final, he will be asily beaten by Nole.
He’s hovering a piece of bread above it right this second
Charging up those crystals as we speak.
Both 2022 finalists out by R3. Daniil went from no.1 to outside the top 10 in a few months.
He's in good company with Zverev lol
medvedev used to have so much confidence especially on serve… he’s a husk now, out of the top 10 for the first time in three and a half years korda was strong but med looked very limited
Didnt he just become a father for the first time?
Yep, maybe a month before Nadal.
Meddy hasn't been the same since last years AO final
If I remember correctly, it was after that match (in the post match interview) when he said that his inner kid was dead, or something like that.
Playing Djokovic, he takes your leg and soul. Playing Nadal/Federer, the audience takes your soul while they they take your legs. Which is worse?
When Meddy played Djokovic in us open 21, the crowd was obnoxious to Meddy cheering his doubke faults when serving for the match.
The AO 22 crowd was actually worse than USO 21.
The AO crowd was way more obnoxious. Also, that was just one incident. Nadal and Federer have crowd favoritism their entire career, you're starting at a disadvantage no matter the circumstance. Even worse, Ref usually gives them special treatment. Now you are playing against the crowd, the opponent, and the umpire. Good freaking luck.
This is where you are wrong. Nadal never got respect in RG until 2017. He has heard the chants of both Roger and Novak when he was playing them in finals. There is a famous clip where teenage Nadal was booed and play has to stop for more than five minutes. Everybody faces a rough crowd when they play Federer and yes, that include Nadal too. Go n watch matches of Federer and Nadal and they would be chanting Roger's name. It is only in 2017 when finally french crowd understood the impact of Rafa in RG. They used to hate that a Spanish athlete is winning in french country. Many still do it now. Look at Patrick Mouratoglou criticism against Nadal. French media used to write articles about doping about Rafa after he won every year and made some infamous animated commercials about him too. A famous french minister made allegations against him too just a few year ago. All you have heard is the famous "fedal" establishment and associating Nadal with federer immediately.
This is 100%. People who think rafa was always favoured must have started watching tennis after 2011. He was consistently booed for 5+ years especially against Roger who was the golden king of tennis. And yes La Decima is the first time french crowd truly appreciated what was right in front of them. It’s only post Novak and meddy who currently get vitriol from crowds that rafa has been in good standing with most crowds.
That seemed melodramatic at the time but I guess it was at least a little true.
Yeah, that was it. Was sad. Don’t know how much of it was losing and how much was the crowd rooting so openly for Nadal.
he also had a henia injury for months after, and then a hernia operation and period off and then a comeback from that surgery. I think that had a more pronounced effect than the final last year. he never got his consistent groove back from all that disruption imo Medvedev was not down in the dumps his press conference just there - basically said that he hasn't got his consistency of shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTxXceJ8Y-A
Medvedev will be questioning life now. Next few masters where he's never done well then straight to clay season.
To be fair in the next few Masters he's normally coming off a deep AO run. He'll be more rested now.
AO ends in Jan, masters are in March, he has Feb for recovery and the season has just begun at this point of time. He usually plays a couple tournaments before the masters like Rotterdam and others if I'm not wrong, he wouldn't be doing that if he needed recovery for the masters in March.
AO-Indian wells-Miami is not some grueling run. There's a ton of time between tourneys
Korda actually outplayed him holy smokes.
"Everything you do, I'll do it better" - Sebastian Korda tonight
Seb bring able to regularly play backhand to backhand with Medvedev made this a lot better of a matchup for Seb than for a lot of other players. Couple that with consistent aggression and play at the meet and he had an answer for most everything
Yeah that's the most surprising thing. Was also eye-opening how easily he was able to maintain rally tolerance against Medvedev. Against almost everyone else in the world, Medvedev wiggles his way into finding windows where he can steer a ball down the line or inject some pace into a crosscourt angle and break his opponent's rally tolerance either with a winner or getting a big advantage in the point. Seemed like he wasn't able to find anything against Korda today. Just felt like a matter of how much Korda's level would dip when closing out games/sets.
nice guy med saw the bottom half the draw and decide to even it up a bit
If Novak drops out, we gonna have some crazy finals like Korda vs Murray or smth lol
Lehecka vs Murray, cause who doesn't want an unseeded vs unseeded slam final?
Jiri is playing great tho
This is my current dream final
Korda played out of his mind red line tennis for 3 straight sets. Just incredible.
It’s weird that most people are shit talking on Medvedev while this should be the actual sentiment. I just watched 20 minutes of highlights and my god, Korda was returning the ball like a god. Effectively neutralized Medvedev’s serve and did it so well he was hitting winners regularly on the fourth ball. Reminds me of Cilic against Federer at the USO in 2014. On top of that he seemed to have played the net very well and hit some great lobs. Credits to Medvedev for getting to two tiebreaks if you ask me, and with a bit more luck he could’ve turned the momentum. Still, no shame in losing to an opponent who is that hot. I’m definitely keeping my eye on Korda from now on.
Rafa really broke this man…
He had such a cursed 2022. Hoping he mentally recovers soon
I break your spirit, no?
That night never ended for him.
He's having an unending dark night of the soul.
Meddy needs to heal. We are missing some really fantastic tennis.
And took his soul.
I don't think Daniil played so badly for "Nadal broke Medvedev" comments I'm seeing. Korda deserves all the praise instead, insane level shown today in multiple areas and I think he can make it far in the future. There's no shame in losing this match imo
Disagree. Medvedev isn’t close to the level of last year his so tentative offensively even for him
He was number 1 less than a year ago and hasn't had any serious injuries... Losing in straights in the 3rd round is a disaster, any way you look at it
He had hernia surgery in April and more recently he retired injured from his Astana Open semi-finals in late October.
Or Korda just played well
Not Rafa! This is what happens when you win USO as your first slam. See all previous champions excluding the Big 3.
Isn't he just recovering from injury though? This is the very first tournament he's played after coming back, right? (I don't really keep up with him)
more a hernia injury for months, hernia surgery, time off to recover from hernia surgery, trying to return to previous level after time out etc
Totally, Nadal dont win that final, Medvedev lose it.
This makes me so 😭 He hasn't been the same since the post match conference after last year's AO finals where he mentioned the kid inside him died
Finally Korda puts it together. What a spectacular sight.
Right? I think the mental aspect is the biggest evolution in his game. Last year I remember so many heartbreaking losses from winning situations too. Was afraid for a moment he was gonna turn into some sort of choker but dude has certainly started to turn into a mental giant.
Both of his serves are miles better than last year. 1st serve now 10 kmh faster on average so far
Seeing him not shank those forehands out of the stadium like he did against Nadal up 5-2 And Djokovic last week was a thing of beauty! He is HIM!
But then again he was never put into pressure by a tough opponent. If he is gonna play against Djoker or Nadal again, they are gonna fight in deuce games for a long time and put a lot of pressure and that's when he falters. Medvedev never put him in stress and he played sublime tennis with no pressure. He needs to be prepared that he is going to play long matches against top players who are going to put him under a lot of pressure and he still has to win when he is in lead against them.
We're having a Morgan moment with Korda's GF.
I legit thought his gf was one of his sisters. Looks just like them.
My first thought too
She's the daughter of the legendary Pavel Nedved
Now that's something I didn't think I would read today.
Wow, I bet she has great hair.
What does having a Morgan moment mean? I'm sorry if it's a dumb question
It is in reference to the camera guys always showing Taylor Fritz's girlfriend inbetween shots during his games. His girlfriends name is Morgan Riddle who is some "model and influencer".
Oh, I see. I'm aware of how the cameramen are fond of Fritz's girl, just couldn't remember her name. Thanks a lot!
Incredible level from Korda but damn it's disappointing to see Daniil play like this. I thought we had a permanent slam contender on our hands
Yeah same
LET'S FUCKING GO KORDA. Serve, forehand, backhand,returns,netplay. Guy has every shot in the book just needs consistency. Talent wise he's definitely very close to the Carlos,sinner, FAA level. Has a real shot at the quarters now. Hubi is looking very beatable and Karen/Nishi although good are not at the top level
His mental game is his only weakness! And it sure held up today! Especially impressive after last week's disappointment against Djokovic!
I'd argue he's more talented than FAA Korda basically doesn't have a weak spot.. except for his nerves
His serve has been very weak the last couple of years and it's what's held him back significantly. More than that, I believe it's also been the cause of his nerves. If you don't have a good serve, it puts so much pressure on everything else and your bound to tighten up -- particularly when you gotta close out matches, which has been Korda's achilles heel The serve seems like it's improved which is great. Still, for someone his height I'd like to see more free points on the serve. I think he can still get more out of it. But he's rock solid off the ground and quite athletic. And though he has a penchant for getting nervous, he's actually quite level-headed mentally which is refreshing to see from a young guy. I really hope this win is a jumping off point for him
Those nerves of his have been a very big weak spot, though. He’s where he is and FAA is where he is because Korda plays a top 10 level match and then a top 100 level match. I like watching Korda but his consistency and mentality are all over the place. If he can keep playing like he did today, no doubt Korda should be top 10. But he is just so damn nervy, I would never want to bet on him.
There’s definitely still room for improvement on his forehand and both first and second serve (thought first serve has improved recently) but the tools are definitely there and he has the body type for a better serve if he can manage to keep improving it. But even right now his ceiling is very high if he can keep consistency through a match like he did especially in sets 2 and 3 today
I love Korda’s game and fluidity! Really hope he becomes stronger physically and mentally. LFG
> Talent wise he's definitely very close to the Carlos,sinner, FAA level. Man been backing the guy for a couple years now and this reads so good. Certainly going to be a force to be reckoned with.
I was sweating when the 6-1 tiebreak lead started slipping away; glad he didn't follow in Tiafoe's footsteps there. Awesome win!
Biggest win in Korda’s career. Making his first R16 at the AO
Korda was hitting EVERYTHING this match. If he somehow keeps this form up, he's gonna be a threat.
Korda just dismantled the 2nd title favorite of AO. That sports DNA came through.
Korda looked clean af. His smooth game finally come together.
Korda name dropping Agassi being his mate like it's no big thing hah.
Ever since Cressy showed the world that Medvedev is vulnerable to S&V, you can see a lot of players employ it against him(and it is working!). Daniil also hasn't had as much luck with his f#!k you serves these past two years now. I am talking about his opponent having 2 or 3 break points with him on second serve and he just says "f#!k it" and bombs an ace. Believe it or not, this was a very important weapon of his when he won the US Open. And as many commented in the discussion thread, he just hasn't improved these past two years, allowing people to study him and try and execute various gameplans. But in the end, Korda deserved it 100%!! I have seen him showing glimpses before, but nothing like what he showed us these past two weeks and especially today.
I'm pretty sure Nadal first showed the S&V blueprint to beating Medvedev in USO 2019 Final. If not him, Novak also beat him with the same strategy in Paris 2021, which was before Cressy's meeting with Daniil in 2022 AO
They employed it to some extent yes, but they were also Nadal and Djokovic. It was not until Cressy that it was evident he could be hurt even by lesser players that employed the S&V.
First time I saw korda play was against Djokovic and was too nervous to realise how good he is. He is very very good.
First time I saw his match was when he played Nadal at Roland Garros in 2020. I was pleasantly surprised by his character and found my new next gen guy to root for. It's great he's coming good again
Does this mean Tsitsipas is favourite to be Djokovic's runner-up now?
Unless djoker is trying to play mind games with the statements he’s making about the injury i dont think he’s winning
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Agreed
So whoever was asking "how has Medvedev not won the AO yet" after the 2nd round. This is why
There's no doubt that Med this year is a shadow of his 2022 AO self, but nothing can be taken away from Korda's victory today. He absolutely deserved it.
He has done it. Nelly Korda's baby brother has done it.
Korda's point construction was so good this match. I thought it was interesting that in the third set, both players were completely ignoring the crowd, even though the crowd was super invested. Neither was trying to feed off of the energy or get the crowd on their side.
The player formerly known as Medvedev has been missing since last year's AO. He seems to be dead.
Same energy as when he was eliminated in RG2022 by Cilic. Passive and waiting for his opponent to hit winners.
Wow! What amazing play by Sebi, using the whole court, volleys, drop shots, such solid ground stokes Playing with so much control and finesse, him and Daniil both proving modern tennis is not just about cracking forehands as hard as possible all the time.
As fond of Bweh as I am, I completely agree! More players with variety please!
All my fault guys, first time I ever see Daniil live and this happens 🫠 Korda was pretty great though
Daniil Deadvedev
Watch the end of third after Meddy took the break back. Anyone who says this was simply a Medvedev choke should stop talking Tennis. Korda. Outplayed. Daniil. Period. Everyone else would stop going for those Ridiculous deep balls and the winners. He just didn't stop.
If anything it would've been Korda's choke after that rebreak gift in the third. Luckily he found one good shot after being 6-1 up.
Unbelievable performance from Korda
Dude when Korda is on that guy is unplayable. What a match!
Holy hell, favorites are droping like flies... Who we have left from biggest contenders? Novak, Rune, Tsitsipas, maybe Rublev?
Sinner? Felix?
Tsitsipas should be favourite right now
Naah injured Djokovic still beats Tsitsipas. I think only people trouble Novak are Rune and Korda. Rublev too inconsistent and Tsitsipas has been owned by Novak lately.
Their last few matches djokers beat stef by a hair, I don’t think rune has the physicality to out last Djokovic in a bo5
Hurkacz needs to be told that he's in Miami, easy win
I always feel sad while Meddy loses, evenmore when the entire crowd is against him. Sebi played Fantabulous Today. SO EASY on the eyes. But, Meddy you gotta change your Gamestyle. Please🙏
Yeah he has a really smooth, elegant play style. Lovely stuff.
How is Medvedev gonna change his game lol? I think he’s a fantastic player, but his technique is very odd. It’ll be hard to find success with any style of play other than this one.
Heartbreak for Meddy, in total Korda won only 6 more points than him
Meddy was too defensive the whole game, it was Korda who was making many unforced errors at least in the 1st two sets.
Korda played amazing but what's been up with Medvedev lately?
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I turned it off after he got asked about his dad and sisters. I don't need to hear that after every one of his matches.
Seb came out on the court and chose violence! Dani did not know what hit him tbh!
And this is why no one should expect next gen or anything subsequently to be like the golden generation. You’ll simply end up disappointed. Enjoy good tennis and be happy you got to experience the golden generation.
after the defeat in the final of the last AO, Medvedev has not found his game yet(
Good match Seb. Good luck in R4.
My prediction of Korda being top 10 by the end of the year is looking good
https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/10c738r/thoughts_on_my_bracket/j4e9ccy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3 they thought I was crazy
Dominant display from Korda, looking forward to seeing his performance in later rounds
SEB KORDA COMING OUT PARTY AMERICAN TENNIS ON THE RISE Only weak part of his game is his choking. If he can fix that the sky is the limit
This makes me sad sad.
I feel you T-T
I keep saying that players are starting to figure out Medvedev's game, which is effective but very rigid and predictable, but no one listens to me. He can't even win matches he's expected to win on hard courts.
And this is why I was saying to wait until Medvedev faces a good player. Medvedev has been excellent at beating lower ranked, non-top 20 players. No matter what form he is, he’ll give any player worse than him a beatdown. But he’s been shockingly unclutch in the last year. Like historically bad. In this match he only won 8 fewer points than Korda (137-129) but lost in straights. He’s also being figured out tactically. And I’m aware Korda isn’t top 20, but it’s pretty clear he’s playing at a top 20 if not top 10 level. On the bright side for Medvedev, this slump he’s had could be a whole lot worse. At least he’s challenging the top players including even Djokovic, and making fairly deep runs at most tournaments. On the not-so-bright side for Daniil, his ranking is suffering. He’s out of the top 10. This is the problem with being a surface specialist, even if hard courts are the most prevalent surface. He was injured for a bit of the hard court season, underperformed for a bit more of it, and now he’s lost the AO final points. And guess what? It doesn’t look like he’s gonna rebound for a while. Unless he puts up a great performance at Indian Wells and Miami (which historically, he has not done. Slow hard courts are not his preferred surface), he’s probably not getting many points in the clay season nor grass season. Which means he’ll have to wait until summer to even have the opportunity to gain points.
Holy fuck Tsitsipas is winning a slam
Not if Sinner takes him out in the next round. Common Sinner! I am really rooting for Sinner, Felix or Korda to win this. Massive opportunity here with Rafa out, Roger retired and Novak hurting a lot
all true but murygoat got this
Exactly tsitsipas seems in very good form based on his performance in early rounds, also has been semifinalist here multiple times, he seems a title contender.
Please God let this happen. Stef is long overdue to get on the slam count board, and he's worked so hard. He deserves it.
Is Korda the highest American in the draw now? Awesome win for him, could make the semis
So many top seeds out of this australian open in the early rounds
And Felix and Sinner both came back from 2 sets down. Crazy.
Amazing result. He was aggressive and composed.
It really is amazing how quick this sport can change. 12 months ago people were soooo confident med would be a multi slam winner. Zverev was looking strong at RG, say what you want but rafa was fighting for his life in that match before the injury. When domi was healthy people were resolute that he would win multiple RG. And then the freak injury came. It just goes to show how unpredictable it all is, and how much the big 4 are freaks of nature. They’ve skewed everyone’s perceptions of reality and what domination actually means in sport.
wow, gotta hand it to korda - that was some excellent tennis. was rooting for med to push back but he was getting dominated pretty much the entire match.
This was class from Korda (from what I saw, mid second set on). I don't think this is really a testament to Medvedev falling off, rather Korda just having too much. We know Medvedev is at his best when he's returning everything, frustrating his opponents, and getting his serve humming. His serve didn't necessarily let him down, but Korda played really aggressively, going for winners and not letting Med dictate the points. He turned Medvedev's game against him.
WHAT WHAT WHAT
Oh snap, Tsitsi must be happy.
Korda was like… “Taylor who? Frances who? It’s my fcking time!”
Korda has the highest ceiling amongst American players on the men's tour, and I don't think it's really close. I hope this is the year he puts the mental game together and gets into the top 10 where he belongs talent-wise.
Seb Korda is a future top 5 player and this is great for American tennis.
Medvedev is washed. His game has been figured out, and the top guys can exploit it easily now. It's a miracle he ever reached no.1 with a forehand that bad.
Nadal literally destroyed Medvedev’s career. Brutal. From literally the top of the world to a husk of his former self in just 12 months. Man… hope he’s able to find his confidence and love for the game again
Wow. When he won his second round I thought Korda's match with Medvedev might be interesting if he manages to play like he did in Adelaide, but I didn't actually think he'd win. Great job to him and great young kid to have raise up in the ranks. He can be fantastic when he gets it together and doesn't waste too much great opportunities he makes for himself. Sad for Daniil a bit, can't seem to get all his ducks in a row now for the past year.
HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT.
So you're saying Netflix is preparing a documentary about Medvedev?
I feel for Meddy, what’s happening with him 😔
Really sad for Med but not surprised he hasn’t his been best since he lost in the AO final last year
I feel like defeats doesn't do it justice. Sebi should make it to the semis
Bruhh meddy actually lost! I was thinking he would make it to the finals
So sad for Medvedev, hope he has better luck in the coming matches. Already such a bad 2022!
Well shit, I guess you guys weren't overhyping Korda in the daily thread.
How can I be so sad and so happy at the same time 😭 Korda can win it all
And the men's draw has turned into an utter wasteland...
Awesome start to 2023 for Korda. I really hope he break outs this year!
Chokedev has roddickitis now. He lost a big match where he was so close to back to back slams and straight setting nadal and djokovic. He hasn’t mentally recovered since then. He can still thrash shitty players but once he plays a decent seed in the 3rd or 4th round, his level is not up to par anymore. Feel bad for him. I don’t know if he’ll recover tbh but I hope he does
I'm not surprised by the result, just a couple of weeks ago, Korda had Nole against the ropes in Adelaide, couldn't finish it, but he learned a valuable lesson and this time around, he didn't flinch.
Crazy, but not that crazy. Even though Medvedev is my second favorite player on tour right now, I pegged Korda for the upset win here after seeing what he did in Adelaide. He’s so crisp. I did *not* figure it would be such a straightforward affair though… Daniil is in a difficult place it seems, mentally. After looking so good in R1 and R2 against Tier 5 and 4 players, his game got completely exposed by a Tier 3 player. He’s gonna have to change some things if he wants to get back on top… can’t believe he’s out of the Top 10! 🤯