“I would not recommend Medvedev to miss clay tournaments” – Kafelnikov

The most titled tennis player in the history of Russia, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, does not know what is the reason for Daniil Medvedev’s decision to miss the tournament in Barcelona, ​​but he recommended that the Russian player play more on clay.

The place of the Russian in the main draw of the tournament in Barcelona, ​​which will be held from April 17 to 23, will be taken by Spaniard Pedro Martinez.

– It is difficult to say whether it is right or not that Medvedev withdrew from the tournament in Barcelona. I don’t know what it is connected with: trauma or just a desire to rest. If it’s an injury, then that’s one thing. If you rest, then I don’t think that he played enough on the clay surface to make himself some kind of rest. I would play. Through the number of matches comes confidence. In his case, I would not recommend skipping the primer. But he, along with his team, knows better what he needs. He will not listen to me. I would have done it differently,” Kafelnikov told the “Championship”.

On Friday, Medvedev lost in the match against Dane Holger Rune in the quarterfinals of the clay “Masters” in Monte Carlo.