After his anthology final against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open last January, how far will Daniel Medvedev in this Roland-Garros 2022? The 26-year-old Russian player is seeded number 2 and although clay is not his favorite surface, he seems more and more at ease in Paris. Francophone, he is one of the players that the public likes to support and tonight against the Croatian giant Marin Cilic, the opposition promises to be interesting.
Let’s hope for him that his wife Daria will be present at Porte d’Auteuil to support him, but Daniil Medvedev is one of the tennis players that other players are afraid to face. However, he seems to have a fear that haunts him much more than that of facing the best players in the world. “It’s true, I can have a little fear of spiders. But I was much more afraid of spiders when I was 10 or 12. When you grow up, then you face your own fears.”he revealed at a press conference last Thursday.
I’ve never seen a tarantula, anyway. If I saw a tarantula, I might be scared!
If he has been able to tame his phobia over the years, the fact remains that spiders, especially the most exotic ones, continue to traumatize him. “I’ve never seen a tarantula, anyway. If I saw a tarantula, I might be scared! In any case, I am no longer afraid of little spiders”, he concludes on the subject. Now much more serene in the face of his youthful phobia, Daniil Medvedev has adopted a philosophy of life that seems to be bearing fruit. “If I make a mistake, I’m not afraid to make it again, but I try not to repeat it. Frankly, there is not much that scares me in life today”assures the great rival of Novak Djokovic for the place of world number 1.
Daniil Medvedev’s opponents have been warned, the Russian will have no complex against them and he is ready to go into battle. While Alexander Zverev or Stefanos Tsitsipas could stand up to him, the tennis player is ready to face them!