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Sascha Zverev has blunt answer about facing Daniil Medvedev

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 1/24/24

Sascha Zverev had a blunt answer about facing Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the Australian Open.

Zverev on Wednesday beat Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Aussie Open in Melbourne. Zverev rolled in the first two sets, winning 6-1 and 6-3, but Alcaraz came back to win the third set in a tiebreak. Then Zverev came back to close out the match in the fourth set, winning 6-4.

Zverev will face Medvedev next. Medvedev beat Hubert Hurkacz earlier in the day in a five-set match that nearly took four hours.

Medvedev leads their head-to-head rivalry 11-7 and went 5-1 against Zverev in 2023. Zverev is well aware of that.

During his interview with Jim Courier after being Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, Zverev spoke bluntly about his matchup with Medvedev.

“He’s been kicking my a– a lot over the last year or so,” Zverev admitted. “But maybe this will be it.”

Medvedev & Zverev will face each other in the Australian Open semifinals.

Daniil leads the head to head 11-7.

He won 5 out of their 6 meetings in 2023.

But they’ve never met in a Grand Slam.

A rivalry with a lot of history.

Both are in great form.

Who wins? pic.twitter.com/vcOxRKlg8F

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 24, 2024

The two players have never met in a grand slam event. Zverev did beat Medvedev in three sets in Cincinnati last year, so it’s not like a win over Medvedev would be impossible. When you consider how well Zverev is playing in Melbourne, it feels like this match will be different.

You can see Zverev’s full interview:

"The crowd is the in Australia!"

Alexander Zverev is hoping the love from the Australian Open crowd continues for his semi-final clash with Daniil Medvedev #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/94BqgxuuMI

— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 24, 2024