Daniil Medvedev needed a brilliant win in his first match at the Beijing ATP 500, a tournament that has always enhanced his game throughout his career (he reached the final two years ago and the semifinals in 2024 in the Chinese capital).
The former world number 1 who is going through the most delicate moment of his entire career and has just changed his team authoritatively defeated British ace Cameron Norrie in two sets and finally conveyed good feelings, although it will be necessary to have further confirmations in the next matches and tournaments. The last part of this season will be crucial to understand the Russian's ambitions in 2026, given that a player of his caliber cannot be satisfied with having a secondary role.
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Medvedev absolutely wants to return to being that player capable of winning a Major title at the US Open in 2021 and reaching the top position in the ATP rankings, but there is still a long way to go to achieve this goal and his difficulties are not over.
In his press conference after his first match in Beijing, the champion from Moscow expressed a very interesting consideration on the impact that tennis has on his daily life: I go a bit far, I act a little bit crazy on the court sometimes. When Im in life, I am calm. On the road, Im calm. Whatever. I argue with my wife, Im calm. I go play tennis and I go nuts, I go crazy. Tennis can drive you crazy. It drives me crazy.
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The Russian ace continued: It could be that I became older and started thinking more than when I was younger. It could be just bad luck or maybe physically I was not feeling well somewhere. You never know. So I dont have an answer to your question about expanding family. I definitely love my two daughters, I love my wife. Its not a problem for me.
