Iga Swiatek evaluating Daniil Medvedev's sport to a pretzel was taken lightheartedly by the Russian, who says he discovered the comparability "very humorous."
When sharing her ideas on Medvedev's taking part in fashion and approach in late 2021, Swiatek actually stated that the 2021 US Open champion had some "bizarre poses" on the court docket and appeared like a pretzel on the market.
"Truly we're going to work on me not taking part in like a pretzel. Sorry Daniil, however I used to be watching your video games, wait, perhaps in English it's not a pretzel? It's simply bread, that, it's like. I don't need you to really feel dangerous about it, however I imply, you make these bizarre poses, hitting backhands. It's nice, I like watching that," Swiatek stated on the time.
Swiatek, Medvedev recount the 'pretzel' remark
Tennis.com gathered Swiatek and Medvedev for a dialog – and to nobody's shock – they have been requested to handle the viral remark made by the Pole in 2021. The WTA star didn't waste any time, straight asking the Russian whether or not he agreed with what was stated on the time.
"Yeah that was fairly humorous! I even have the pretzel dampener in my bag, however I just like the flame extra. And I see precisely what Iga meant by this. Particularly my forehand, I might suppose. My backhand is nothing particular, however my forehand generally could be like a pretzel. So yeah, I perceive it nevertheless it was fairly humorous (once I heard it) the primary time," the Russian advised tennis.com.
Reality be advised, Medvedev's sport has by no means been one of the aesthetically pleasing on the market. Nonetheless, his approach and taking part in fashion landed him a number of Grand Slam finals – a Grand Slam title – and he has managed to achieve the highest spot. Additionally, it must be famous that he’s a 20-time ATP champion, which makes him one of the profitable gamers among the many lively group.