Klahn calls Medvedev a magician and backs him to close on the elite again
Former American player Bradley Klahn called Daniil Medvedev a magician on court and said the Russian is finding his level again, naming him the obvious candidate to occupy the ground behind Alcaraz, Sinner and Zverev. At 30, Medvedev stands fifth in the Race to Turin and can confirm his ATP Finals place.
Full text available in Portuguese only. Read the Portuguese version
Bradley Klahn, ex-jogador norte-americano, vê Daniil Medvedev como um mágico na quadra de tênis e acredita que o russo está reencontrando o nível.
Medvedev ganhou um Grand Slam, chegou ao número 1 do mundo e esteve entre os melhores entre 2019 e 2024. Então veio 2025, quando os resultados despencaram: três derrotas na primeira rodada dos majors, e sem um fim de temporada forte ele poderia ter saído do top 15.
Agora, aos 30 anos, ele subiu de novo e é o quinto na corrida para Turim. Com 6 pés e 6 polegadas, poucos jogadores do tamanho dele se moveram tão bem, e menos ainda fizeram funcionar um jogo de contragolpe.
Klahn, falando no podcast Inside-In, disse: “Ele é um mágico, certo? Você só tem que sentar e aproveitar a experiência Medvedev.” Ele o chamou de um dos solucionadores de problemas mais afiados do circuito, capaz de tirar os adversários do próprio jogo mantendo a bola baixa e profunda.
A evidência veio no ATP de Viena, torneio de nível 500, nesta quinta-feira, quando Medvedev virou depois de perder um set, salvou um match point e venceu Cameron Norrie por 4/6, 6/3 e 7/6 (1). Adrian Mannarino é o próximo, e uma vitória confirmaria a vaga no ATP Finals.
Alcaraz e Sinner dominaram esta era, com os dois títulos de Grand Slam de Zverev neste ano o destacando também. Klahn acha que o terreno depois desse trio é mole, e que Medvedev é o candidato óbvio a ocupá-lo. “Ele também já foi número 1 do mundo, então acho que poder contar com a linhagem dele em algumas dessas partidas e entender que ele vai achar o caminho de volta”, disse. “O ano passado foi um ano bem duro, mas ele voltou ao quinto na corrida.”
Read also
StandardTênisHeide and Boscardin play in Sauípe on Monday; Storck advances in qualifying
The main draw of the Costa do Sauípe challenger 125 opens on Monday with Gustavo Heide, 24 and ranked 113th, facing Argentina's Guido Justo, 182nd, at 19h Brasília time. Next up, Pedro Boscardin, 23 and 296th, meets Bolivia's Juan Carlos Prado Angelo, 198th.
Redação
StandardTênisBrazil open Davis Cup Junior and BJK Junior campaigns in Cairo on Monday
Brazil open their Davis Cup Junior and Billie Jean King Cup Junior campaigns on Monday in Cairo, at the world championship for the under-16 category. The boys face Morocco in a group that also includes Spain and Hungary; the girls open against Great Britain before meeting Egypt and Japan.
Redação
StandardTênisDraper says tennis is not in a good place as injuries pile up
Jack Draper has played only 15 matches across the whole of 2026 and says the men's calendar asks too much of a generation of players. In an interview with Bagel Magazine, the British No 157 said the money-making decisions taken higher up the sport are putting a whole generation at risk of injury. He plans to return in the 2027 season.
Redação
StandardTênisMusetti, Jódar and Ruud open their campaigns on Monday in Paris
The last Masters 1000 of the season starts on Monday in Paris on indoor hard courts, with plenty of players still chasing points for the ATP Finals. Rafael Jódar, 20, opens against Chile's Alejandro Tabilo at around 8h30 local, leading their head-to-head 3-1. Lorenzo Musetti faces Hubert Hurkacz at 7h.
Redação
StandardTênisPigossi and Meligeni go straight into Cali WTA 125 main draw
Laura Pigossi and Carol Meligeni were handed direct entry into the main draw of the WTA 125 in Cali on Colombian clay without having to play qualifying. Pigossi, ranked 247th, opens against Austria's sixth seed Julia Grabher; Meligeni, 309th, faces Colombian wildcard Maria Paulina Perez. Bianca Andreescu is also in the draw.
Redação
StandardTênisAlcaraz calls Ferrero's move to Shelton a great addition to a rival's team
Carlos Alcaraz said Juan Carlos Ferrero joining Ben Shelton from 2027 will be a great addition to the rival's team; the two are separated by one ranking place and 3,350 points, with three wins for the Spaniard in four meetings.
Redação
StandardTênisAlcaraz says he joined Vienna at the last minute and closes the week without losing a set
Carlos Alcaraz joined the Vienna ATP 500 at the last minute after the Six Kings Slam was pushed to December and left as champion without dropping a set, taking his 28th ATP title and fourth of the season to lead De Minaur 7-0 head to head.
Redação
StandardTênisVacherot comes from behind to beat Lehecka and win the Basel ATP 500
Valentin Vacherot beat Jiri Lehecka 2/6, 6/3, 6/3 in 1h54 to win the Basel ATP 500, the second ATP title of his career and his second in as many finals; the 500 points lift the Monegasque from 31st to 27th in the rankings.
Redação