Medvedev overwhelmed Djokovic at the New York Major, defeating him in straight sets. But while the 25-year-old was operating at his best that day, Djokovic looked a tad fatigued - which many felt was the primary reason behind the lopsided nature of the loss.
Speaking to L’Equipe on Monday, Gilles Cervara first showered praise on Novak Djokovic for his Paris Masters win. But in the same breath, Cervara cheekily claimed that he and Daniil Medvedev had won the more important final - the one at the US Open.
Cervara went on to point out that Medvedev did well to take the first set in Paris after experiencing a few wobbly service games at the start of the match. He further opined that Djokovic appeared “very relaxed” throughout the contest.
According to Daniil Medvedev’s coach, the fact that Novak Djokovic was outplayed by the Russian in the first set helped him push harder to regain his groove. Cervara also believes that Medvedev lacked a bit of energy towards the end, which made it difficult for him to hold serve against a player of Djokovic’s caliber.
Novak Djokovic & Daniil Medvedev heading to Turin for the ATP Finals
With the Paris Masters coming to a close, the big guns - namely the top eight players in the 2021 rankings - will now head to Turin for the ATP Finals.
This is the first time that the Italian city will be hosting the year-ending championship, which was played in London from 2009 to 2020.
Novak Djokovic will lead the field as the top seed, and will be in a different group to Daniil Medvedev given that the latter is ranked No. 2.
Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Matteo Berrettini, Hubert Hurkacz and Casper Ruud are the other players to have qualified for the season-ending showpiece event.
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