Daniil Medvedev arrives at Wimbledon with the aim of improving his performance in the third grand slam of the season. He has never passed the fourth round, which he reached in 2021. He is now returning to the All England Club after not attending last year due to the veto imposed on Russian tennis players. The number 3 in the world will debut against Arthur Fery. “Wimbledon is the Grand Slam where I have my worst result, I want to change it. I feel I’m capable of playing well (at Wimbledon), but as always, there are many tough opponents who don’t want to let you do this,” he said in an interview with ATP Tour .
Medvedev spoke about the performance of certain tennis players when it comes to stepping on the grass. “It’s a really interesting surface, because a lot of times I watch someone play and I’m like, ‘This guy can play well on grass normally. Great serve, great forehand, he knows how to cut.’ he’s going to like it and it’s not going to go well. And then you see Alcaraz, who you think his game isn’t really suited to grass because maybe he doesn’t go to the net as often and he goes and plays very well on grass. And he himself says that it is his favorite surface. That’s where it’s amazing.”
Medvedev went further and predicted what the future may hold for Alcaraz in the London grand slam: “Because of the way that Carlos plays on all surfaces, he can win maybe five Wimbledons, but you never know. It is a surface where it is difficult to play. I think his potential is very high on any surface, but grass is difficult for many players. Let’s see how he handles it.”
The winner of the US Open in 2021 confesses that his best performance has been on hard courts. “That’s where my titles are: a Grand Slam, (five) Masters 1000. I could never achieve something like that on other surfaces, but I know I can play well, even on clay. Winning a Masters 1000 (in Rome) was incredible.” .
