Twenty 2020 Questions: Are Berrettini and Medvedev one-year wonders?

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In reaching six successive hard-court finals, Medvedev might be the frontrunner to become the next first-time major champion. Berrettini is a gifted player with a ferocious forehand, but Medvedev brings elements of danger and surprise that are incomparable to anyone else.

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Medvedev’s brick wall provokes the other side to play chicken. His 6’6’’ wingspan only augments his maddening court coverage, and he throws in 125 M.P.H. second serves. At his core, Medvedev is a disrupter, one who serves up brainteasers that are anything but amusing for his competition to decipher.

Alexander Zverev has said Medvedev’s game is “one we have never seen before.” It’s an accurate assessment, and points to why the US Open finalist isn’t going out of style anytime soon. As for Berrettini, we’ll need to see more.