Medvedev prepares for the semis of Indian Wells and explained his crazy celebration: “I could not control”

After overcoming Arthur Fils (21 °) in an agonizing match for the quarterfinals of Indian Wells Masters 1000, which ended at the decisive set tie, Daniil Medvedev (6th world ranking) had a crazy celebrationvery rarely seen in him. Given that, and in the prelude to the semifinal duel before Holger Rune (13th)the Russian explained that reaction.

“First of all, He had lost three very tight games this year; In two of them, before Tien and Griekspoor, he had been very close to winning. As you lose more games like these, you also lose more confidence in important moments. I remember on one occasion, in 2018, which had something like 20 Trebreaks won in a row. I was surprised, I did not follow those statistics, but everything is a matter of trust: sometimes you have it, sometimes not, “he began detailing.

Then, he added: “If I had lost, I would have felt very bad. It’s more, if I had made a winning blow to the Match Point, I would probably excited me less. I was surprised, I thought the point was over and that it was time to keep rowing, and he missed the volley. Things that happen. I was surprised and that raised my adrenaline too much. I couldn’t control myself. Adrenaline beat me. I jumped by his side, so immediately afterwards I apologized, which I normally did not celebrate like thisbut that can happen. “

On the other hand, he referred to Rune, his next opponent: “You could say of Holger that he has all possible blows in this sport. Good slice, good drop, good volley. You can play with top, you can play flat, you can get well, you can have good Kick. I feel that you have all the blows. I wonder if, even, sometimes it distracts it, because when you have so many weapons it can be complicated. I think he knows that he is sometimes not consistent in the beginnings of tournaments, but When you go far, she is a very hard player to overcome. I await a hard game in which I will have to play very well. I am doing it right now, I really want“

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