Daniil Medvedev cannot find his smile even on his favorite surface and will present himself at the US Open scheduled in New York from August 24 to September 7 very far from the ideal condition both from a technical and mental point of view.
The former world number 1 hoped to achieve prestigious results in the Masters 1000 in Toronto and Cincinnati, which suit his game very well as demonstrated by his past performances, instead the Russian ace has disappointed expectations once again and some wonder whether or not his crisis has a solution.
The truth is that the champion from Moscow has been a shadow of his former self for too long now and has moved far away from the top positions of the ATP rankings, while new players have emerged at the highest level and have started to beat him with worrying regularity. He was eliminated in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters 1000, unleashing another very disappointing performance against Adam Walton who played with nothing to lose and took advantage of his chance in the best way.
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Roddick reflects onMedvedev
The 2025 edition of the US Open could be a very important tournament for Daniil's entire career, who no longer has much time to react and risks ending up in quicksand forever.
On the latest episode of his podcast, former world No.1 Andy Roddick analyzed in detail the crisis that the Russian is going through: "We can't forget that Medvedev was world No.1, won a Grand Slam title, played other Major finals and also won several Masters 1000.
When he had his rise, the Big 3 had just started the last part of their careers and it was a period of transition. Now there are Italian Jannik Sinner and SpaniardCarlos Alcaraz who are reaching their 'prime' and everything is more difficult for the other players. It is unclear whether Daniil's current level is just a time of decline or if it is his new reality. We don't know yet."
