Daniil Medvedev: In terms of money and points, Tokyo was my biggest win
Daniil Medvedev conquered his fourth ATP singles title at the Sofia Open which confirmed the huge progress he has made in the last months. Asked if this win was ranked as the biggest one, the 23-year-old replied: "Tough to say. I don’t know about the other players like me, but for me when I won let’s say some junior tournaments, like U14, maybe I was happier than right now. I am just talking about the emotions at the moment of winning it. Every title is a big goal. Of course, I have to say that in term of points and money it was Tokyo, of course. It is an ATP 500 tournament, I beat (Kei) Nishikori in the final. But this title gives me a lot of confidence for the upcoming year. I showed great tennis, I didn’t give many chances to my opponents and I hope to continue this way into the new season."
On the opponents he faced at the 2019 Sofia Open, Medvedev added: "It is always tough to say about the opponents. In a new tournament, the same opponent may play a different style against you. Every match, even I have won the last three matches in two sets, every match was difficult. Every match had crucial moments. Of course, the first match was tough because I didn’t play so good. Today I played really good, but in fact, I need to say, I felt Marton choose good tactics against me. And I was on a big pressure in the first set. I tried not to show it. And he started breaking. I saw it at the end of the first set and the beginning of the second. So that was my strengths. As I said, I liked the tournament, so I probably am going to be back and defend my title. But we never know – it is 365 days till that."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2Gpyg5G
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