Daniil Medvedev's injuries are not a big deal, says coach
Daniil Medvedev' coach Gilles Cervara held a press conference just after the Russian player's quarter-final win at the US Open against Stan Wawrinka. Cervara, talking to reporters, said: "It was tough match because he had some problem on his leg. But still, with this, he found a way to fight and to play good tennis with this, so to put Stan maybe in trouble with no game. You know, it's like guys didn't know how to play, because his ball seems easy to play but it's really, really tough. Also, he cover the court so well. His mental is getting stronger and stronger. That's one of the parts of his success in his career and today."
Medvedev has been playing a ton of matches lately but Cervara feels confident ahead of the next match: "I know that what he has, I think it's not a big deal. You know, he had already this in the past. So we will manage this because he has two days off before the semifinal. So we will work on it to make him ready for Friday."
Asked about Medvedev's struggles on serves, Cervara added: "I'm laughing because before the match, someone asked me what I expect. I said I expect that he will serve good today. After two service games he was, like, already six or seven double faults. I didn't know exactly. I thought it was because it was his first match on the stadium. So because I know Daniil he needs sometimes to acclimate to the conditions, so I thought about this first. Then when I saw that he could be injured, I understood that it was because of his leg. But finally, again, he find a way to have I think a good percentage and to serve quite okay today."
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