Medvedev explique ce qu'il "aurait dû" faire, après sa défaite à Roland Garros

Daniil Medvedev watched history repeat itself in brutal fashion on Tuesday at Roland Garros, where another first-round five-set defeat turned into a cruel case of deja vu.

Last year, the former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings fell to Cameron Norrie in a five-set defeat after letting a break advantage slip away in the deciding set. Twelve months later, the script felt eerily familiar, with Medvedev once again surrendering a fifth-set lead in a five-set loss, this time against Australia’s Adam Walton.

After another early exit in Paris, Medvedev admitted he may need to rethink his preparation for the clay-court major and hinted that a schedule change could be on the cards for next year.

“I want to play Grand Slams,” Medvedev said in his post-match press conference. “I know that I am in good shape and I can play well in Roland Garros, as well. I can. It's just tougher for me [than the other majors] and first rounds are usually tougher for me, but I will always come here.

“Maybe I should consider playing a tournament before, which I usually don't do before Grand Slams, but when it doesn't work, why not? That's the only thing I will consider next year.”

Coming into Roland Garros, Medvedev had shown encouraging signs on clay. The 30-year-old reached the semi-finals in Rome, where he pushed World No. 1 Jannik Sinner to three sets before eventually falling short.

But with his latest defeat at Roland Garros, Medvedev leaves the French capital with a 10-10 record at the tournament, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. While he reached the quarter-finals in 2021, Medvedev has now suffered first-round exits in seven of his 10 appearances at the clay-court major.

Against Walton, Medvedev struggled to consistently impose himself across a tense and uneven five-set contest. He found moments to regain control and looked on course to escape when he moved ahead 4-2 in the deciding set, but the match slipped away from him from there, when Walton reeled off five straight games to complete the 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 comeback.

“Not an easy match,” Medvedev said. “I didn't play my best tennis. He played good [in] some moments, some moments not that good, and I managed to take the match when he didn't play that well. That's it. I didn't manage to raise my level enough to win the whole match, and that's why I lost.”

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