Daniil Medvedev mentioned on Monday it was “easy” getting over his Australian Open closing defeat by Jannik Sinner, not like his response to his loss to Rafael Nadal on the similar stage two years in the past.
Medvedev blew a two-set lead in each the 2022 and 2024 Australian Open finals, however whereas he’s “still disappointed” in regards to the outcome towards Nadal, he feels good about his efficiency towards Sinner final month.
“To be honest, ‘get over’ was quite easy. As I said after the match, I felt like it would be easy because I played a great tournament, I played a good final,” Medvedev informed reporters in Dubai.
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The Russian World N0. 4 will probably be contesting his first event because the Australian Open this week in Dubai, the place he’s the defending champion.
Medvedev skipped his title defence in Doha final week as a result of he was coping with a lot of bodily points — along with his foot, adductor, and shoulder — however feels able to get again on court docket after spending the final seven days coaching in Dubai.
Medvedev, who opens his marketing campaign towards Alexander Shevchenko on Tuesday, has added French former world quantity six Gilles Simon to his workforce, to collaborate along with his long-time coach Gilles Cervara.
“I thought about Gilles Simon for many different reasons. He knows tennis well. You can see it. He was able to beat me and make me feel not good on the court,” mentioned Medvedev, who misplaced three of his 4 conferences with Simon earlier than the Frenchman retired.
“Together the two Gilles could discuss what was he doing to make me in trouble, and what can we do in practice to work on it. So far I really like it. We share a little bit the same mentality. We’re easy-going.”
This time final 12 months, Medvedev was within the means of placing collectively a formidable 19-match profitable streak, which included three consecutive title triumphs in Rotterdam, Doha, and Dubai, and a runner-up displaying in Indian Wells.
An early exit on the 2023 Australian Open and a one-week dip exterior the highest 10 offered the gas for that spectacular run 12 months in the past and he admits he feels “definitely different” arriving in Dubai this time round.
Medvedev says a stretch of sub-par outcomes on the Grand Slams made him refocus forward of Wimbledon final 12 months, however he felt turning round his fortunes on the majors got here on the expense of his outcomes on the smaller tournaments within the final six months of 2023.
“Other tournaments, except Grand Slams, I didn’t manage to find exactly the fire which you need to win the tournaments because you’re going to play the best players in the world,” defined the 28-year-old.
“That’s what I want to try also to work on this year, to have this ability to be able to give my thousand percent like I did in Grand Slams, but also to be able to be fuelled enough in other tournaments. That’s the first one where I start tomorrow.”
Medvedev will probably be in search of a twenty first ATP title in Dubai and will probably be trying to efficiently defend a trophy for the primary time in his profession. He has received 20 titles at 20 completely different tournaments.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com