Daniil Medvedev says his Indian Wells semi-final win over Carlos Alcaraz would prove nothing more than a temporary setback for the Spaniard, and that he and Jannik Sinner were playing at a totally different level from the rest of the tennis tour.
Medvedev beat the world number one 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to end Alcaraz’s 16-match winning start to the year.
Asked if the win showed the young guns were not completely out of reach, Russia's Medvedev said he was too old to be thinking about catching them.
“I don’t care too much about these things, because I’m already, first of all, a bit too old. I’m not Next Gen anymore,” said Medvedev, who will play Sinner in the final.
“I had a tough year last year, so even more perspective now that I need to do my best, that’s it. Jannik and Carlos are far better than all of us. Only one match we can beat them ... they are so good. They are so much better than us.”
Medvedev said that while the 22-year-old Alcaraz would probably be the favorite every time they meet, he had to go into their matches thinking he can win. "Maybe I play 10 matches against Carlos, probably I'm going to lose more than I'm going to win," he added. "But whenever I go on court, I need to believe in myself, I need to do my best, and try to win as much as I can."
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