Medvedev does not give up: "If I were satisfied with my ranking, it would be time to retire"

Having had a mixed 2025 season, Daniil Medvedev, the world's 13th-ranked player, wants to show more consistency next season.

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Adrien Guyot

le 04/12/2025 à 15h17

2 min to read

Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev has had a strange season. The Russian did not shine at all in Grand Slam tournaments, winning only one match, at the Australian Open, this year. Despite some good performances in Masters 1000 events, the 29-year-old player did not particularly stand out, but still ended a two-and-a-half-year title drought at the Almaty tournament.

Medvedev's year was also marked by the end of his collaboration with his coach Gilles Cervara, which began in 2017. Despite an up-and-down season, the Russian still harbors great ambitions for the upcoming season and hopes to regain his consistency that allowed him to win major titles during his career.

"I hope to be able to play at least as well as at the end of this year"

"If I finish the year 2026 in the same place, it wouldn't satisfy me much, and that's a good thing. That's why I continue to play tennis. If I were satisfied with my ranking, I think it would be time to retire.

I simply hope to be able to play at least as well as at the end of this year, because it wasn't bad. But I know I can play even better than at the end of the season, because some matches were fantastic. For example, the match against De Minaur in the quarterfinals in Shanghai. You can't play better than that.

However, in terms of consistency, I could have done better. So I will work on my physical condition to be able to maintain the pace and play well in several tournaments in a row, like before. And, of course, from a tennis perspective, I simply hope to be able to play well from one tournament to another," Medvedev assured Tennis Up To Date.