Daniil Medvedev suffers, sweats and advances to Shanghai »follows a new duel with Learner Tien kid

Daniil Medvedev is located in a place where he triumphed in the past, who conquered the title in the 1000 Masters in Shanghai in 2019, after a final with Alexander Zverev. For now, in 2025 he advanced in “optimals”, managing to pass into a fit, stretched for almost two hours, by the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

With the shirt shining sweat, Medvedev finally greeted the public left in the stand for the last match of a long, challenging day.

The Russian tries to recover the form, brilliance and safety shown on the ground in recent years, fighting these days and opponents, and with the harsh conditions of Asia. In Beijing, where he reached the semifinals, he had to abandon Learner Tien at 0-4 decisively due to cramps.

Daniil Medvedev again face to face with Learner Tien

The situation is not better at Shanghai, but Daniil will try to get the first victory in front of the 19-year-old American teenager, which he will face again. Their first match, spectacular by Tien, took place at the beginning of the season, in round 2 at the Australian Open.

In favor of Medvedev also plays an impressive statistics in terms of Hard evolution in Masters 1000 tournaments, valid numbers for active players. Is the fourth, after Novak Djokovic (83.7%), Jannik Sinner (77.6) and Carlos Alcaraz (75%), with 69.5%, Next after him being Alexander Zverev, with 66.7%.

69.5 – AMONG Active Players, Daniil Medvedev (69.5%, 89-39) Trails Just Three (min. 25 Matches) for win on Hard Court at Atp Masters 1000 Events – Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Rejuvenated?#Roolexshanghaimasters | @Sh_roolexmasters @atptour @Atpmediainfo pic.twitter.com/8HJ0vcgvtv

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Of the 6 Masters titles, five are on the hard, the exception being Rome 2023 – slag – and the four lost finals are still on the hard, indoor and outside. Medvedev is aware, however, that only the figures do not matter, and the recent form did not give him reasons, on the contrary.

Daniil Medvedev: “You are looking for different things when you are 20, respectively 30”

Without confidence, without victories, but with the emotions stretched to the maximum, he had to make a harsh decision to break up with the coach Gilles Cervarawith which he collaborated for 10 years. Work now with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke.

“You are looking for different things when you are 20 years old, respectively 30“, Daniil Medvedev said in a discussion for Peptour.”When you are 20, you are still a young player and you probably need someone to show you the way. At 30, you need not to show your way, but to be helped to find it”, The Russian elaborated.

Therefore, he has set clear requirements to his current team. “It has to be someone who can listen to you. I think it is very important in the trainer's job,” he started. “Someone to understand well. Now what I found at Thomas and Rohan is great. We also have fun on the ground, and outside it. If they want to convey something, they are not afraid to do it“, Daniil assured.