Medvedev now looks better in terms of the quality of the game than when he was the first racket of the world, Tarpishchev believes

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev plays better in the worst situation, but he lacks stability, there are nuances and peculiarities in his championship psychology, Shamil Tarpishchev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, told RG.

I think he will be in the top five. Djokovic is now out of reach for everyone. But in general, the competition has become fiercer. Seven or eight players are almost equal. It is hardly worth guessing that Medvedev will rise higher this year. Although in terms of the quality of the game, in terms of improving technical and tactical data, Danya looks even better than when he was the leader in the rating. But for now, he’s playing unevenly. The nervous system is not trained due to the absence due to injury and surgery, all this hassle. I think that when everything returns to normal, he will slowly get to the top five.

Medvedev has good mobilization of the nervous system. That is, in the worst situation, he plays better. For example, risks and hits. However, Daniel lacks stability. He is psychologically quite vulnerable. That’s why I’m talking about the untrained nervous system. He plays great, and then there is a decline and a series of mistakes. Yes, Medvedev has champion psychology. But there are nuances and features. They need to be known and taken into account. And mentally, everything is fine with him, – said Tarpishchev.

In the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings updated on Monday, Medvedev moved up to sixth place. He beat compatriot Andrey Rublev. On March 4, Medvedev defeated Rublev in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai, and earlier he knocked out the world’s number one Serb Novak Djokovic from the fight.