Medvedev: "I am close to finding something that brings me back to my best level"

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 20 May 2025 | 09.23

Daniil Medvedev, clay court. Photo: gettyimages.

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Crisis of play and results, feeling that his playing style has been neutralized by the new generations and lacks that magic that led him to the elite. Daniil Medvedev is having to deal with these stormy thoughts after seeing his results plummet in recent years. He is already looking towards Roland Garros 2025 and reflecting on what is happening to him.

Dropping out of the top 10 has been the irrefutable proof that something is amiss in Daniil Medvedev's career. Stripped of those intangible champion qualities and that indecipherable playing style to most that took him to number 1 and to be a Grand Slam champion and win multiple Masters 1000, the Russian walks the circuit with resignation, hoping that the flame of his own magic reignites. He spoke with the Russian outlet Championnat before heading to Roland Garros 2025 and shared intriguing reflections.

"To be honest, I don’t think my clay court swing has been bad. I've had good wins against players who excel on this surface and lost to top-level rivals who are in excellent form. I know that if I want to return to the top 5, I have to beat some of them, but all I can do is keep working so that moment arrives. From what I'm hearing, if you analyze my statistics, I've been playing better tennis on clay than on hard court in the last two years," he said.

- Medvedev analyzes his playing style and what can be expected of him at Roland Garros 2025

The truth is that the balls continue to be a headache for a player who feeds off the opponent's powerful shots and struggles to generate power from a standstill, making the deceleration of the balls and the surface work against him. "At the peak moments of my career, my game was based on counterattacking, especially on the return. I feel that I'm close to finding things on clay that will help me regain my best level on other surfaces. My goal is to be able to beat players like Ruud or Musetti, and I believe I can achieve it if I keep working hard," he warned.

Daniil Medvedev does not come with high expectations of success at Roland Garros 2025, a tournament in which he has not made it past the quarterfinals, a result achieved in 2021. His confidence level for this edition is low, but he could be the surprise contender if he maintains this willingness to work with humility and optimism. He will start as the eleventh seed, setting up potential clashes in the round of 16 with Draper, Djokovic, Ruud, or Musetti. A significant test in case the Russian manages to reach that stage.

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