Clay Court Specialist 🤩 | Daniil Medvedev's Clay Journey So Far...🎢

Out it goes. Daniel Medvedev breaking new ground. The Russian into his first ever Masters 1000 quarterfinal. As he takes out the world number one. What a win for Daniel Medvedev. It's the 25th match win of the year for the Russian. He has made winning tennis matches a habit. As he makes the Barcelona Open final. Prestigious tournament. All the players love this event. So much history here. I feel very uncomfortable on clay. I never hide it because I'll not be sitting here and saying yeah I feel so comfortable just for the guys to see it and be scared oh my god he feels so comfortable. No I don't like clay but it's a great challenge for me always. First 6-4. Yeah he's not looking happy Medvedev. I don't want to play here on this surface. Well pretty clear what he's thinking. I don't want to play here on this surface. I'm just going to say. You know all the talk and the build up from him about clay not being his surface and this game isn't suited to it etc. Medvedev snaps a run of 6 straight clay court defeats on the ATP tour. To get his 2021 campaign up and running in Madrid. Major adjustments that need to be made. We saw him finish it with an ace. See what he's writing on the camera here. Might be something about clay by the looks of it. First of all I don't think to beat me on clay is a giant headline. I mean I don't see it but yeah I'm happy with the win. And Christian Garin books his spot in his second ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal. I slide better on hardcourt than on clay which is ridiculous but that's the truth. So that's why I prefer hardcourt because I feel like I'm one. Maybe I'm not shy but saying this one let's say okay in top 20 movers on hardcourt. Even if I feel like I can be higher on clay I feel like I'm just terrible in moving. Super rally. Medvedev you sense he's growing into this match but it may be too late to save this opening set. What a shame it should end like that. Lucky he doesn't have another ball otherwise that would have gone miles. There's no rhythm on clay. Every bounce is a bad bounce. And even when it's a good bounce you're expecting a bad bounce. It comes through a late night. I would describe myself let's call it this way not clay specialist. Takes it on his first match point and Daniel Medvedev. His Rome romance continues. It is a third Masters 1000 final of the season for Daniel Medvedev. Well the chair umpire jumps in I'm not sure whether he'll check the mark. I don't think he'll need to. And Medvedev is the master in Rome. And title number 20. You said you hated clay before. Is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship? Friendship. I don't think I love it. I love hard courts. My only love. But in tennis. But I definitely like clay courts much more now.