Medvedev 'forgets' Cervara: "I am not in contact with him, it's a closed chapter for both"

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Daniil Medvedev finally resurfaces. After a forgettable year, both in terms of his game, results, and attitudes, the Russian seems to have regained self-esteem and level and clinched the title of ATP Almaty. His 21st title of his career, all won in different cities.

With this victory at ATP Almaty, where he defeated the always demanding Corentin Moutet in the final, Daniil Medvedev also enjoys a surge in the ATP ranking to the 13th position, still with chances to qualify for the ATP Finals. If he succeeds, it could salvage a season that hit rock bottom after his performance in the first round of the US Open against Benjamin Bonzi.

Following that meltdown and his third consecutive first-round defeat in a Grand Slam, the Russian decided it was best to end his professional relationship with Gilles Cervara, with whom he reached world number one status and won the US Open. He spoke about his current relationship with the Frenchman and what winning the ATP Almaty meant, where he arrived with discomfort, in an interview with the Russian outlet Msports express.

Daniil Medvedev and his nonexistent relationship with Gilles Cervara, his former coach

"We are not in touch; it's a closed chapter for both of us. It's normal. We get along very well, but I don't think we will stay in touch. When I start working with someone, we will probably see each other at tournaments. Maybe we'll talk there. And over the phone? I don't even know if he will write to me. Probably he will. We'll see. I haven't seen him yet."

His young daughter was in the stands

"She doesn't quite understand what daddy does. She knows that daddy plays tennis. But what is it? Some international tournaments, ATP 250, ATP 500, ATP 1000... that's still unknown to her. But she also plays a little tennis. She likes it. When she grows up a bit more, she will understand it better. When I told her that daddy won, she smiled."

His journey at the ATP Almaty, a dramatic movie

"A movie about the Almaty tournament would probably be a drama. I came here from Shanghai, practiced for 20 minutes, and my back hurt; I couldn't move. The second day, I practiced for 40 minutes. We played with Karen Khachanov. I told him, ‘That's it! I can't take it anymore!’. If you watch the match with Walton closely, you'll see that in the first set, I couldn't move much laterally."

"I couldn't chase the balls because my legs weren't working. And I wasn't powering my serve, but since the court is fast here, I could direct it. That helped me win. So the movie would have been a drama because I thought I would lose the first match and fly back home to work with a physiotherapist. Thank you very much to the ATP physiotherapist who was here. I'm glad I won."

The ATP Vienna, his next stop

"I hope to have time to recover and play in Vienna on Wednesday. In tennis, there's always this ambivalence: when you arrive early at a tournament, you can play poorly, but you are physically ready. I definitely won't be physically ready, but as I've gained confidence, I can use it to win. So, that's what I'll try to do," says a Daniil Medvedev who is smiling again and dominating on a tennis court, though no longer alongside Gilles Cervara.
 

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Medvedev se "olvida" de Cervara: "No estoy en contacto con él, es un capítulo cerrado para ambos"