Former world leader Andy Roddick of America praised Daniil Medvedev for his ability to confuse opponents using a variety of tactics.
– In the course of his match with Zverev at the Final Tournament, it occurred to him: “What is this guy thinking?” And then suddenly statistics appear, and you understand – he scored 15 out of 19 clean points in total throughout the entire match. This guy has in some way mastered the “confuse and win” method, where he can lie on his back and play extremely defensively, almost begging you to be aggressive and luring you into it.
The match against Novak Djokovic in the US Open final – he came out and sent the ball at 126 mph on the second serve, he fired from the right. Drilled lines while staying steady when hitting from the left.
It's like Stallone turned around and started boxing the other way against Ivan Drago [in Rocky IV] It doesn't make sense, but he actually has that ability to be a little crazy, but in a very calculating way. Roddick said in an interview with Tennis Channel Live.
Medvedev earlier reached the semifinals of the ATP Final tournament ahead of schedule.