Daniil Medvedev suffered a troublesome loss to Tommy Paul on Tuesday in Rome, however the Russian likes the best way he’s taking part in on clay and nonetheless sees himself with a great probability to make a deep run in Paris this 12 months.
Requested to interrupt down this 12 months’s Roland Garros favorites by a reporter, Medvedev mentioned that Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz must be thought-about No.1 and No.2, given how properly they’ll play on clay.
“I feel if Novak and Carlos play, they’re two large favorites,” he mentioned. “They just like the floor. They’ll win Grand Slams.”
However, Medvedev says, this 12 months’s predominant attract Paris could possibly be extra large open than it has been in practically 20 years. With Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner nonetheless working via severe accidents, Djokovic with out a remaining to his title but in 2024, and Nadal removed from his peak, it seems that another names have an even bigger shot than ever to carry the Coupe des Mousquetaires aloft on Sunday June 10.
Medvedev additionally gave a nod to Stefanos Tsitsipas, who remains to be alive within the Rome draw as he pursues his second clay-court Masters title of 2024.
“If he wins right here, could possibly be large favourite, for positive,” Medvedev mentioned of the Eighth-ranked Greek. “If he wins two Masters 1000s, he is one of many favorites, too.”
Vast open works simply fantastic for Medvedev…
“Now it is possibly just a little bit extra open than it was ever earlier than,” Medvedev mentioned. “Good for me, too, as a result of normally in Roland Garros I do not play that properly. The extra open it’s, the higher it’s for me.”
