Daniil Medvedev has suffered a lot in the last twelve months, in which he has not been able to play his best tennis due to a number of factors. There is no doubt that the rise of two young stars such as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz has had a significant impact on the crisis of the Russian, who has lost many times against the Italian and the Spaniard starting to lose his certainties.
In addition, the opponents know Daniil's game better and better and have learned to exploit his weaknesses better than in the past. These difficulties entered Medvedev's mind, who became increasingly nervous on the court and began to externalize his anger quite blatantly.
About a year into their partnership, the 2021 US Open champion announced his split from former French ace Gilles Simon, who looked like he could have a greater influence on the Russian's growth.
The player from Moscow is desperately looking for new weapons to add to his game to surprise rivals and is working on his serve, which has really worsened in the last year and has become much less effective.
The former world No.1 knows that he must not be overwhelmed by frustration and is trying to stay positive, despite the fact that he is going through the worst moment of his entire career (at least since he became a top player).
Medvedev pays tribute to Wawrinka
During his latest press conference in Dubai, Medvedev confessed that he has always had a particular admiration for Stan Wawrinka: "I can't deny that I am inspired by him. The Swiss has lived most of his career in the shadow of the Fab Four, but he never gave up and continued to work hard until he won three Grand Slam titles.
I am also inspired by Novak Djokovic, even though I know I will never win 24 Major titles.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal also inspired me, although their game is completely different from mine."
Fans hope that the Russian will overcome this crisis as soon as possible.
