Daniil Medvedev has not lost his fire. He is just looking for a new spark.
At the age of 29, the 20-meal Titlist is at a cross-level crossroads in his career and tries to regain confidence and consistency that helped him achieve the world no. 1 in the PIF ATP rankings, alongside other performance. Medvedev does this with new voices in his corner.
After getting 50 tournaments without lifting a trophy since winning five titles in the first five months of 2023 via Rome, Medvedev recently split with old coach Gilles Cervara. He now works with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke.
“It was not an easy decision,” said the US Open Champion 2021 ATP Media on the Rolex Shanghai Masters, where he won the title in 2019. “But at the same time I am 29 years old, almost 30 soon, and [I wanted] To try something new in my adult career. Because even when we started with Gilles, I was too young, so it was a bit with my parents. The Academy I was going to design was designing [my team]… to do it alone was something fun because it was something new in my life. ”
Cervara was a steady presence in the Box of the Player of Medvedev since he first broke the ATP tour. But after winning only one competition in the four Majors this year, the 2022 US Open Champion did not touch its racket for two weeks and at that time he announced his split at Cervara. Medvedev embraced a new mindset during his coaching search.
“You look for different things when you are 20 and when you are 30,” added Medvedev, exclusively speaking with Atptour.com. “Because if you are 20, you are still a young tennis player, so you probably need someone to show you the way. If you are 30, you need someone not to show you the way, but to help you find your way again.”
Medvedev is clear about what he wants from his team.
“It must be someone who can listen to you. I think it’s very important in a coaching job,” he said. “Someone with whom we should definitely get along. At the moment I have found in Thomas and Rohan, it’s great. We have fun on the field, at the same time we enjoy the field. If they have to tell you something, they are not afraid to tell me.”
That mix of serious intensity and playful humor has long defined the unpredictable Medvedev. After his loss of the first round at the US Open, Medvedev threw six racquets to fans at the court after one moments to destroy another from his Courtide chair. It was a chaotic scene that was just as telling. Medvedev had reached a boiling point.
“It was just a little bit of despair,” Medvedev recalled. “And at the same time I thought:” The fans will probably love it. ”
“I wanted to leave the frustration, probably not on the field, but I was cramp, so I couldn’t get up. It was certainly an act of despair and a sign that I needed a new start.”
Medvedev arrives in Shanghai after a semi -final run in the Chinese capital, Beijing. He suffered cramps that forced him to withdraw against student ten in the ATP 500, but Medvedev is delighted to start his campaign during his favorite tour level event.
“Beijing was actually a big step and I have to take another step in Shanghai. I absolutely love China like a country and I like to come here.
“It has always been – since the first time I came here – the best tournament we have on tour when we switch off the grand slams,” said the 16th seed. “Of course it’s just my opinion, but it’s my favorite tournament on tour. I like to come back here, so you can ask me something. I’m going to tell you a lot of good things and I love the facilities, I love the courts, I love everything around this place.”
Medvedev opens its Shanghai campaign against the Czech qualifying match Dalibor SVRCina Saturday, last match in stands 2, which has a new retractable roof this year.
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