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Medvedev does not hide his opinion on Djokovic: "He's crazy because he's already old"

Andrés Tomás Rico - 4 Oct 2026
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Medvedev does not hide his opinion about Djokovic: "He is crazy because he is already old." Photo: Getty Images

Daniil Medvedev is in one of the best moments of the season. After a great start, with a title in Brisbane, reaching the round of 16 at the Australian Open, a title in Dubai, and a final in Indian Wells, the tedious clay court season arrived; however, he did not achieve great results in the grass and North American hard court tours either. Until the Asian swing came, where he put his name on another new city, Hangzhou, while he is in the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Beijing. Not bad, though, his next opponent will be Novak Djokovic.

Although he possibly has the best memory of his career against the Serbian, when he beat him in the final of his only Grand Slam title at the US Open 2021, Medvedev has a negative head-to-head against the man from Belgrade. Djokovic leads the matchup with nine wins to five from the Russian. However, they have not faced each other since another US Open final, this time in 2023, when the Balkan player won his 24th Grand Slam title.

Medvedev hasn't beaten Djokovic since the ATP Dubai in 2023

Three years later, they will clash again on a tennis court, and for that reason, Medvedev is eager for the match. Especially because today's Djokovic is not the same as he was three years ago. He confirmed this in his statements on the court with TennisTV, after securing his semifinal spot.

“He’s crazy because he’s already old, we’re not going to lie, but he can still play very well. Maybe a little less than when he was winning three Grand Slams a year, but he remains a very tough opponent,” said the Moscow native with a laugh. But it will be the Central Court of the ATP 500 in Beijing that will decide the outcome between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.
 

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