Daniel Medvedev he has always had a conflicting relationship with clay, until last year, when somewhat surprisingly he won the first title on this surface, in Rome, which is also the last one won by the Russian.
However, the former number one turns up his nose a bit when he has to leave the hard courts for the red clay, but their relationship has improved, he assures: “I honestly feel good. I feel it every year, more and more when I go on clay courts.
When I say I feel good, I know my game is a little more limited than on hard courts in terms of what I can do. And if I play a good match on hard courts, I know that 90% of the matches I will win,” she declared in a pre-tournament press conference in Madrid.
Then he adds: “This is not the case on clay courts. Every match is 50/50, I would say. But I know what I have to do and I’m trying to do it and I feel confident, so I feel good. I love the city, it’s amazing, so I’m happy to come back here.
I want to try to win other tournaments like I did last year in Rome, try to do better at Roland Garros and for this I need to play well here in Madrid.”
Help from a former tennis player
Gilles’ contribution Simonwho has won five trophies on this surface during his career, can still help him improve: “Try to bring something to my game that maybe I had in mind, but I didn’t understand how I should bring it to the pitch.
He explains to me how I can do it and for me it’s important because during the game you don’t have time to think too much. It’s more of a reaction. So I have to be very smart to make these adjustments during the match.
Medvedev will face Christopher O’Connell or Matthew Arnaldi in its inaugural match in the Spanish capital on Friday.
