Serena Williams' ex-coach hails Daniil Medvedev for winning a Grand Slam in the "hardest" time to win one, predicts Stefanos Tsitsipas to win one soon
Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams' former coach, recently praised Daniil Medvedev for winning a Grand Slam title and predicted that Stefanos Tsitsipas would win a Major soon.
Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title at the 2021 US Open by defeating 22-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic. The Russian was also a runner-up at the Australian Open in 2021 and 2022, losing to Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, respectively.
Meanwhile, Stefanos Tsitsipas is yet to win a Grand Slam, but he has come very close to winning one twice, once at the 2021 French Open, where Novak Djokovic defeated him in the final, and again at the 2023 Australian Open, where the Serb again ended his run in the final.
In light of this, one Twitter user stated that it is difficult for Medvedev and Tsitsipas to beat Nadal and Djokovic nowadays. Mouratoglou responded to the tweet, saying Medvedev has won a Grand Slam title even in the "hardest" time to win one, while Tsitsipas will win his first Major soon.
"It is the hardest time to win a Grand Slam but @DaniilMedwed has won one and @steftsitsipas made two finals and several semis of GS and I am 100% sure he will find a way," Mouratoglou wrote.
It is the hardest time to win a Grand Slam but @DaniilMedwed has won one and @steftsitsipas made two finals and several semis of GS and I am 100% sure he will find a way. twitter.com/snickrav/statu…
"I want to max out in what I do, No. 1 is on my mind" - Stefanos Tsitsipas reveals his goals following Australian Open final defeat
Stefanos Tsitsipas revealed in his press conference following his defeat at the 2023 Australian Open that despite missing out on the chance to become World No. 1, he is still determined to reach the pinnacle of the ATP rankings eventually.
"I want to max out in what I do in my profession. No. 1 is on my mind. It doesn't come easy, I know that," Tsitsipas said.
"I got to work harder to make that happen. Today was my opportunity to be a world No. 1. I had a better opponent on the other side of the net who did things much better than me. He deserves that spot currently," he added further.
The Greek would have gotten the top spot had he beaten Djokovic in the final. Instead, the 22-time Grand Slam winner started his record-extending 374th week as the No. 1-ranked ATP player while Tsitsipas rose to the No. 3 spot.