Daniil Medvedev has had many crises in the last few years and he knew that he had to change certain things if he wanted to progress. Fans are used to seeing the Russian tennis player at the very top, and given that he has not been at his level for several years, Medvedev realized that he had to make changes.
The most important change he made was parting ways with his longtime coach, which he decided to do after the US Open last year.
Medvedev is now working with Thomas Johansson, the Australian Open champion from 2002, and judging by his results, it seems that he made the right move.
Daniil Medvedev revealed that he also works with Rohan Goetzke, who, although he spends less time with him, has an important contribution to his development. They focused on key aspects of the game, and the results of that work are already bearing fruit.
Medvedev started the season impressively, reaching the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International.
“Yeah, actually we talk a lot about Thomas, but I do work with Thomas and Rohan, as well, Rohan Goetzke, who is actually Australian. So he will be in Melbourne,” Medvedev said.
“And even if Rohan spends much less time with me, kind of puts the same input as Thomas, because they do work together almost on a daily basis even if Rohan is many times far away.
And, for example, during the pre-season, we spent two weeks together, two great weeks. Of course, as I said, we work on everything, forehand, backhand, but we try to maybe put a bit more attention to the serve and the volley. Has been working well these first two matches."
Medvedev shares his goals
Medvedev also emphasized that he is not a player who goes to the net too often, but that additional progress in that segment could bring positive results.
He is satisfied with how things are working and how the coaches see his game. According to him, they are satisfied with the progress, and when he feels positive effects from both sides, it guarantees success.
The Russian tennis player hopes that at the Australian Open he will be able to show his full potential and achieve success at that tournament.
