Medvedev’s coach spoke about the tennis player’s work with a psychologist

Gilles Cervara, coach of Russian Daniil Medvedev, spoke about the tennis player’s work with a psychologist.

Medvedev finished the season in third place in the ATP rankings.

— Now Medvedev is working with a psychologist again. This is a very important part, a good help for him. We all have emotions, everything lives in us, and this allows us to see the game, the coach, the people in our own way. A lot depends on emotions and state, but it is very important not to lose identity. We all know how Medvedev can sometimes be on the court: emotional, hot-tempered. But on the other hand, this is excellent, this is its strength. Working with a psychologist is not a denial of the inner self, which allows Dana to win great victories. The goal is to find the right balance.

Let me give you an example. In 2022, during the tournament in Hull, I left the stands during the match when Medvedev started shouting at me. After the game we discussed this with him, and I said: “When you do this, you throw a torch into the house and burn it to the ground.” And he agreed with this. Therefore, it is very important to work on yourself, emotions and thoughts.

We see how Andrei Rublev can sometimes behave on the court. This is also part of him, it cannot be changed, but this aggression and impulses of passion can be directed in a slightly different direction,” Cervara told the Championship.