By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Thursday, March 13, 2025
Picture credit score: Internazionali BNL d’Italia Fb
Daniil Medvedev views Indian Wells semifinal opponent Holger Rune as one of the full younger gamers within the recreation.
The 21-year-old Rune owns all of the photographs—his greatest problem is figuring out when to make use of them, Medvedev stated.
Former world No. 1 Medvedev edged 20-year-old Arthur Fils 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7) in a pulsating quarterfinal at present.
Assembly the media in Indian Wells, Medvedev praised Rune as a person with a number of gears to his recreation.
“Expertise is absolutely, like, robust, nice, I do not understand how you say it, as a result of he has, I might say, most likely each shot you can have in tennis,” Medvedev stated of Rune. “Good slice, good dropshot, good volley. He can spin, he can play flat, he can serve nicely, he can kick nicely. I really feel like he has each shot.
“I ponder even when possibly typically it disturbs him, as a result of when you might have like that many arms, would possibly even be tough.”
The Medvedev vs. Rune semifinal is a rematch of the 2024 Indian Wells quarterfinals, which Medvedev gained 7-5, 6-4. Medvedev’s most up-to-date title got here on the 2023 Rome the place he edged Rune 7-5, 7-5 within the last.
“I feel all of us see him, most likely he is aware of that typically he isn’t constant in starting of tournaments, however when he is like deep there, he is a troublesome participant to beat,” Medvedev stated. “So I am anticipating a troublesome match. I must play nicely. I am doing it proper now. I am wanting ahead.”
