Medvedev: ‘I feel great, but if I lose in IW my confidence is lost’

Medvedev: ‘I feel great, but if I lose in IW my confidence is lost’


The former world number 1 confirms that he still has wavering confidence

After winning his third consecutive title, winning the ATP 500 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Russian Daniil Medvedev spoke to reporters about the best phase of his career and confessed that he doesn’t have stable confidence.




“I’ve never won three tournaments in a row and now that he’s here he proves how amazing tennis is. After losing to (Sebastian) Korda in Melbourne I was stuck, I didn’t know how I could change things. I remember talking to a tennis player Russian before my match against (Alejandro) Davidovich (in his debut in Rotterdam, where his winning streak started) and I asked him how I could get out of that hole,” he confessed to reporters.

“In saying this, I am very aware that if I lose in Indian Wells I will feel my confidence completely disappear. Right now I feel great and I want to enjoy winning as many games as possible, I would like to break my yearly record for titles won (4, in the 2019 and 2021 seasons),” he added.

“After losing to Rafa last year in Australia, it was clear to me that it would take time to beat the best players again, but I also knew that the moment something changed inside me, I could assert myself once again. time on the other players. Better because I’ve done it on other occasions, in fact I’ve seen that I’ve never beaten Novak when he’s not number 1 in the world, so I hope he stays in that position for a long time and I can face him many times.” , reinforced.

Source: Terra

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