{"id":295244,"date":"2023-10-26T10:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295244"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:25:21","slug":"medvedev-hails-teen-star-that-can-cause-upset-and-be-at-the-top-for-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/tennis\/medvedev-hails-teen-star-that-can-cause-upset-and-be-at-the-top-for-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Medvedev hails teen star that can cause upset and be at the top for ’10 years’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daniil Medvedev piled the praise on rising star Arthur Fils after defeating the 19-year-old 6-4 6-2 in Vienna. Fils has established himself as one of the sport\u2019s hottest young prospects this year, winning his maiden title in Lyon and storming up the rankings to a career-high of No 38 in the world. Medvedev now believes that it\u2019s only a matter of time before Fils upsets a big star and can see the Frenchman sitting near the top of the rankings for the next ten years.<\/p>\n

Fils came into Vienna on form after reaching his second career final in Antwerp, losing out to Alexander Bublik. But he was no match for top seed and reigning champion Medvedev, who dropped just six games in a routine 75-minute victory over the youngster.<\/p>\n

While the world No 3 was able to get the better of the teenager, he was well aware that Fils was a promising young player and tipped the Frenchman to get a big win over a top player soon enough. \u201cArthur had just played in a final last week, he arrived with a lot of confidence,\u201d Medvedev said after his victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that he wants this top win and he\u2019s going to get it one day, he is very young.\u201d Assessing Fils\u2019 game, Medvedev thought that he was more dangerous on a clay court but was on his way to becoming an all-rounder.<\/p>\n

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The former world No 1 continued: \u201cRight now, maybe I see him as a much better player on clay courts, but look at what he did last week, an indoor hard court final. Typically, indoor hard courts are much faster than those played outdoors, the conditions make everything go a little faster, so Arthur will end up being a dangerous player on each of the surfaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fils has already climbed from No 251 to No 38 this year and Medvedev is expecting to see the teenager not only reach the top 10, but to stay there for the next decade. He added: \u201cHe is super young, he has made a tremendous leap in the ranking, young people like him end up reaching the top 10, sooner or later.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis progression suggests that he will be up there for the next ten years, as long as nothing strange happens, you never know. He has great potential, so let’s hope he can develop it.\u201d As well as his monumental rise up the rankings, Fils has also taken huge strides on the ATP Tour this year.<\/p>\n