Daniil Medvedev hasn’t performed a match since his heavy defeat on the Monte Carlo Masters, the place he misplaced 6-0, 6-0.
Medvedev had made it to the Indian Wells remaining earlier that month, changing into the primary participant to beat Carlos Alcaraz in 2026 alongside the way in which.
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Since then, he’s managed only one win and continues to be looking for his first victory on clay this season.
The former world primary suffered a stunning double bagel towards Matteo Berrettini in Monte Carlo – the primary of his profession. He has since spoken about how lengthy it took him to transfer previous that loss.
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Daniil Medvedev wanted every week to transfer previous a ‘humiliating’ 6-0, 6-0 loss
Medvedev is getting ready for his return on the Madrid Open, the place he’ll play his first event since that loss to Berrettini. Speaking to Russian outlet Bolshe, he shared what the times after the defeat have been like.
“Any loss in tennis, no matter what kind, is always tough for various reasons,” mentioned Medvedev. “Some might undermine your confidence, if it’s in the first round and you lost in three to an opponent that you feel you should have beaten that can really undermine your confidence for the next tournaments.
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“Sometimes when you play very well, for example when I lost to [Jannik] Sinner it was painful because it was a final. I could have lifted the trophy and won Indian Wells which I’ve never won before, that’s also frustrating. Not in terms of tennis or your confidence, but purely in terms of the result and 6-0, 6-0 is no exception.
“You feel bad because of the humiliation, because losing 6-0, 6-0 is humiliating, but that’s life, that’s sports. I’m not the first, I won’t be the last. In tennis or other sports, those days happen.
“Of course for a few days it was hard, I would say for probably a week it was tough just to get back into the rhythm and understand what to do next.
“But then again, if there were another tournament soon it wouldn’t have taken me a week. I knew the next tournament wasn’t soon, so we calmly got out of that state, we practiced well and now I’m playing better.”
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Medvedev’s opening opponent and draw particulars for the Madrid Open
Medvedev will hope to rediscover some kind on the Madrid Open, the place he has by no means made it previous the quarterfinals in six earlier appearances.
Last 12 months, he misplaced at that stage to eventual champion Casper Ruud, who went on to declare the title. As the seventh seed this time round, Medvedev begins with a bye into the second spherical, the place he’ll face Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan.
He has motive to be assured heading into that matchup, having received all three of their prior conferences.
Other notable names in his half of the draw embody Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Flavio Cobolli.
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