“Medvedev can turn shit into gold, he’s a smart guy and an amazing player” – Coach

Russian coach Daniil Medvedev Gilles Servara spoke about the strengths of a tennis player who is able to “turn shit into gold.”

Last Sunday, Medvedev defeated Italian Yannick Sinner and became the winner of the Masters in Miami.

— Last year was difficult for Daniel. The start of this year was tough. When did the situation change?

– I think before the tournament in Rotterdam. The three days leading up to the first round were very, very tough. After the Australian Open, for two weeks, I felt that Daniil was very nervous, not at all confident in himself.

But I also felt that he could play good tennis. My job at the time was to find a way to talk to him in a nice way, to find a way to get him to train well and win sets during his workouts. That’s what happened.

What advice did you give him?

— I know Daniel, I know how it works with him. I try to adapt to the situation and what he says is very important. I try to be like water, use a good wave, let’s say. He’s a smart guy and an amazing player, he can turn shit into gold.

What do people not understand about his game?

– Hard to say. But sometimes his punches are strong enough, sometimes not. Sometimes you expect one thing from him, and he goes the other way. Then one thing is important: he is like a wall. Returns every ball, serves, runs. He is able to find a solution to almost any problem.

He is an amazing fighter. He really wants to win all the time, so he doesn’t give anything to the opponent for nothing, I’m not talking about top players because they are used to it – but others are not used to fighting like that in every draw. The combination of all this makes him such a difficult opponent, – the ATP press service quotes Servar.

The Russian won the fourth title in the last five tournaments in which he participated.