Daniil Medvedev cannot be fully satisfied with this season when it comes to this season, after he was not so brilliant in 2025. The Russian tennis player ended his cooperation with Gilles Cervara and hired Johansson and Goetzke as his new coaches.
At first glance, it seems that this collaboration turned out to be the right thing, considering that he won his first title at the Almaty Open after a long break without a trophy.
In an interview for Bolshe, Daniil Medvedev talked about various topics concerning his form, but also about other tennis players. Medvedev singled out Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, saying that playing against them is a serious challenge.
Carlos Alcaraz has a unique playing style that creates big problems for his opponents, and Medvedev admits that he tried to find a strategy with his team. However, Daniil did not face them this season, and it seems that he had to shift his focus to other opponents.
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Ill be as honest as possible. There was a moment when I was third or fourth in the world, and I thought about it a lot (how to beat Sinner and Alcaraz).
I mean, they had been beating me a lot. I had one great match against Sinner at Wimbledon. It wasnt that far at the US Open, but a loss is still a loss.
Its generally difficult for me to play against Alcaraz due to his playing style."- he said.
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Medvedev does not want to think too much about the Spanish and Italian tennis player, aware that it is important to focus on the challenges that follow, and only then on opponents like them.
The Russian tennis player has shown many times in his career that he knows how to deal with serious opponents, but it seems that Sinner and Alcaraz represent a special obstacle. However, this is not surprising considering that there are few who can match this duo.
