Now both guys are in the semis at a 1000, and have prevailed in a couple of tight contests that usually do wonders for a player’s confidence.
“Unbelievable,” Medvedev says. “Best tournament.”
After two straight finals and now a semifinal in Indian Wells, is he ready to embrace the surface that he has long derided as a clay court in disguise? Medvedev won’t go that far, but he will say that “I’m enjoying it more and more every year.”
He shouldn’t be too displeased by his semifinal opponent, either. Medvedev is 2-1 against Rune, and he won a close two-setter over him in the quarterfinals here last year. The Russian had some extended comments about the Dane on Thursday.
“Talent is really, like, strong, great,” Medvedev said of Rune. “Good slice, good drop shot, good volley. He can spin, he can play flat, he can serve well, he can kick well. I feel like he has every shot.”
