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During the 2021 Australian Open when Rublev recalled the story, he was facing Medvedev in the quarter-final and went on to lose, extending the 27-year-old’s lead in their head-to-head to an unbeaten 4-0. But since then, Rublev has won both of their meetings and reached a career-high of No 5.
And Medvedev knows it will be a tough battle against his good friend, even if things aren’t as chaotic as they were in their junior days. “First of all, Andrey is an amazing player,” the Dubai third seed said ahead of the final.
“So not much to say. He’s a player that can win Grand Slams, can win Masters. Probably gets a little bit tight in important moments but doesn’t get tight on 500s, has a lot of them. I’m not looking for this tomorrow. We had some tough battles even when I won. When he won last two times, also tough battles. I’m expecting a tough match physically, tough mentally. Have to be at my best, serve well, try not to give him too easy balls because that’s where he’s the best. I saw his last two matches. He seemed to hit the ball great. So very dangerous player. Great guy. I’m looking forward for a great final.”
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