They have been so merciless with their rivals that they have managed to undermine the morale of all of them. Daniil Medvedev is one of the tennis players who has suffered the most in recent years from the astonishing tennis growth of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. The Russian faces the new season with great enthusiasm, but also with the resignation of knowing he is one or two steps below the best in the world.
New year, new life? That's what Daniil Medvedev believes, whose green shoots from the end of 2025 must be nurtured carefully if he intends to regain his best form. Only in this way will he be able to create opportunities to face Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, testing the two dominant figures on the circuit. The Russian knows what it's like to beat them, but he has also encountered their superiority on numerous occasions in recent years. He discussed all of this in the press conference of the ATP 250 Brisbane 2026, where he is a favorite for the title.

Medvedev explains what he has worked on in the preseason and his aspirations with Alcaraz and Sinner
"I improved my performance in the final stretch of last year, and I think it's important to have kept the working team I started with a few months ago. They are happy with my playing style, and what they aim for is to provide details that make me a better tennis player. We have worked a lot on volleys and serving during this preseason," said a man who has been a protagonist in Australia in previous years and who will seek to once again feel like a strong candidate for glory in a Grand Slam.
To achieve that, he will have to face and defeat Carlos Alcaraz and/or Jannik Sinner, so the reflection that Daniil Medvedev made in the preamble of the ATP 250 Brisbane 2026 must be taken into serious consideration. "They are better than the rest, their ball power is superior to the others, they move with the same intensity as the others, they serve brilliantly... If they maintain the consistency they displayed last year, it will be almost impossible for anyone to reach their level. The important thing is to face them as many times as possible. If you face them 10 times, you can beat them at least once," explained the Russian, excited about what he can offer in this early part of the season.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Medvedev, sobre Alcaraz y Sinner: "Veo casi imposible que alguien llegue a su nivel"

