Ex-Federer coach explains why he xredits Medvedev despite 6-0, 6-0 defeat
Daniil Medvedev had a tough day on the court, falling to Matteo Berrettini in straight sets. But it was more than just a routine loss.
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Daniil Medvedev had a tough day on the court, falling to Matteo Berrettini in straight sets. But it was more than just a routine loss. Berrettini didn’t drop a single game, taking the match 6-0, 6-0 – a scoreline rarely seen at this level, especially against a player ranked as high as the world number 10.
Medvedev has always struggled on clay, but this was unlike any defeat he’s suffered before. Even he seemed at a loss for words after the match. Speaking on Tennis Channel, Paul Annacone and CoCo Vandeweghe tried to make sense of what had happened.
Monte Carlo Breakdown: Why Medvedev struggled so much against Berrettini Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images The analysis started by discussing why the Russian has always had a hard time on this surface, giving some important context to what was a really surprising result. Annacone, who previously worked with big names like Pete Sampras and Roger Federer, said: “The three winners and 28 unforced errors. It’s just one of those things.
“Daniil Medvedev has always had a horrible relationship with the clay. “And I think so much of it is about the fact that he has no rotation on his ground strokes, because he can slide, he can move on the clay, plays deep in the court, the ball just kind of sits up. He generally waits for the game to come to him.