How far will Jannik go?
Everyone sees him as the favorite, but what state is the guy in?!
At number 1, his physical condition leaves doubts as he complained of back pain and went to the end in his match against Rune. What he said: "I'm fine, I just had some problems in the second set, but physically, I'm fine. It was important to start again after the good victory against Djokovic, I had never beaten Rune. Holger served very well today, I started the match well, but in the second set it was much more difficult to break him. I'm happy with the victory." Well, the guy isn't going to say otherwise. He would send too much information to his opponent. He pushed through his pain, as his points won rate after his first ball in the 3rd set didn't drop much. And then there's a good chance that they'll find him a good painkiller for such an important match ;). He even adds: "After Paris, I had time to recover, here, there is a day of rest between each match. I will train on Friday, but not too much, as I did on Wednesday, without any doing too much, and arriving ready for Saturday."
Regarding his half: "We play at high altitude and the court is fast, so it is difficult to face those who serve very, very well, as Hurkacz demonstrated today against Djokovic."
As for Medvedev ahead of his match against Sinner: "At this stage of the tournament he is in great shape, he can do everything. He serves well and plays well at the net, but he also plays very well from the baseline. short, he does well with the slice and the forehand along the line: he's a great player. Compared to Beijing, in Vienna I found more ways to respond to his intentions, but I when even lost. Here, however, Jannik, despite playing wonderfully, lost two sets."


