Daniil Medvedev believes the addition of Gilles Simon to his teaching staff will help him perceive clay higher because the world quantity 4 appears to be like to construct confidence on his least favorite floor forward of the French Open beginning subsequent month.
Medvedev has received 18 of his 20 titles, together with the 2021 U.S. Open, on hardcourts, with a grasscourt crown that very same 12 months on the Mallorca Open. He received his lone claycourt trophy on the 2023 Rome Masters within the lead-up to Roland Garros.
Medvedev, who was runner-up on the Australian Open in January, didn’t have an excellent begin to the claycourt season after shedding early in Monte Carlo this month.
Nonetheless, he mentioned he may see enhancements in his sport beneath Simon, who received 5 tour-level trophies on clay.
“He tries to convey one thing to my sport, which possibly I considered, however didn’t perceive how I ought to convey it on the courtroom,” Medvedev instructed reporters on the Madrid Open.
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“He explains how I can do it and for me then it’s vital as a result of through the match you don’t have time to suppose an excessive amount of. It’s extra of a response. So I’ve to be good to not overthink what he says. Overthink it in apply, possibly, however not through the match.
“I really feel like in Monte Carlo, as a result of we talked loads about enjoying … I possibly thought an excessive amount of about ‘OK, subsequent shot, what do I do?’ The place I really needed to play extra.
“It’s very fascinating and for the second it’s working nice. I’m wanting ahead to studying extra issues.”
Medvedev begins his Madrid marketing campaign in opposition to Christopher O’Connell or Matteo Arnaldi.