Will Danii Medvedev Win a Second Grand Slam Title Before Retirement?

Danii Medvedev is one of a small clutch of players who have successfully secured a Grand Slam title. The Russian lifted the US Open title back in 2021, simultaneously ending Novak Djokovic’s hopes of securing a historic Grand Slam. He was also victorious in the 2020 ATP Tour finals and although it’s been almost four years since his last high-profile triumph, he remains a top-level player and still regularly competes on the ATP Tour.

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Who is Danii Medvedev?

Danii Medvedev was born in Moscow and begin playing tennis at the age of six. He speaks three different languages and supports Bayern Munich. He played his first junior match in 2009 in Estonia and won six junior titles throughout 2012 and 2013. He ended his junior career with a W/L ratio of 109-43 and made his debut on the ATP Tour at the 2015 Kremlin Cup in a doubles event. He made his singles debut at the 2016 Nice Open, however, he lost to Guido Pella in three sets.

He became the first male player outside of the ‘Big Four’ to be ranked World No. 1 in 2022. The first player to achieve this feat since Andy Roddick in 2004. He was also only the third Russian player to reach these heights, following in the footsteps of Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

A dip in form saw him drop out of the top ten of the ATP Rankings, however, he returned to form in late 2023 and has remained in the top five ever since.

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Playing Style

Medvedev is known as a ‘counterpuncher’. He enjoys getting immersed in long rallies by hitting long, flat groundstrokes, which eventually force his opponents to make errors. He is generally one of the most consistent players on the ATP Tour, raring switching up his style and able to grind out victories against most types of opposition.

He possesses one of the most effective backhands on the ATP Tour and has an excellent record when returning the opposition’s serve. He has improved his temperament throughout his career, having been described as ‘short-tempered’ during the early part of his career.

His preferred playing surface in the hard court.

Career So Far

Medvedev’s first title on the ATP Tour came at the 2018 Sydney International, overcoming home favourite Alex de Minaur. Later that season, he secured his second ATP Tour title at the Winston-Salem Open, defeating Steve Johnson. His third title came in Tokyo, beating World No. 3 Kei Niskikori. He finished the season with more hard court victories than any other player on the ATP Tour.

He was seeded for first time ahead of a major at the beginning of 2019. He continued to pick up ATP Tour titles throughout the course of the season and reached his first ever Masters 1000 QF in Monte Carlo. He also reached the semi-finals of Queens and reached the third round of Wimbledon.

During the hard court swing, he became just the third player to reach four tournament finals, although he was defeated by Nick Kyrgios in Washington.

He has represented Russia at the ATP Cup on several occasions and led his country to the title at the beginning of 2021. Just weeks later, he reached his second Grand Slam final in Melbourne, however, he was defeated by Novak Djokovic. Later this year, he reached World No. 2 in the ATP Rankings. 2021 was also the year that Medvedev won his first title on the grass courts.

His first Grand Slam success came at the US Open as he dropped just a single set en-route to this achievement. He got the better of Novak Djokovic in New York.

Although he reached the final of the Australian Open in 2022, he was unable to clinch back-to-back Grand Slam successes. He was defeated by Rafa Nadal in a gruelling five-set affair. At 5 hours and 24 minutes, this was the second longest major final in the Open Era.

Despite exiting the Mexico Open at the semi-final stage, he still managed to ascend to number 1 in the ATP World Rankings for the first time in his career.

Having overcome an injury at the beginning of 2023, he returned to the ATP Tour, however, he was unable to sustain his form and dropped out of the Top Ten. He managed to recover his form a few months later, reaching back-to-back quarter finals and securing three titles in three weeks. He ended 2023 with 67 victories, the most successful season on the ATP Tour.

He was defeated in the 2024 Australian Open final, once again, failing to hold onto a two-set lead against Rafa Nadal. He recorded his 350th career win at the Miami Open.

At the beginning of 2025, he record his 300th victory on the hard courts.

 

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Achievements

Medvedev has won 76% of his matches at the Australian Open and has reached the final on three occasions (2021,22,24). He also has a 75% win record at Wimbledon, although he is yet to progress beyond the semi-final stage. His best surface is the hard court and this is verified by his 83% strikerate at the US Open. He has been defeated in just seven of his 40 matches at Flushing Meadows and has reached the QF stage in five of his last six visits. This was also the scene of his sole Grand Slam victory. He also remains the tallest Grand Slam champion of the Open Era.

He was also victories at the ATP Finals in 2020 and reached the semi-finals back in 2023.

In 2019, he was awarded the Merited Master of Sports in Russia.

Will Medvedev Clinch a Grand Slam Title before Retirement?

Medvedev has been dealing with some injury issues over the last few months and has recently recovered from a shoulder issue. Although Novak Djokovic is likely to retire in the next couple of years, he still has to compete with Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. Nevertheless, he is capable on both the hard courts and the grass courts, so there are plenty of chances for him to succeed on the biggest stage. With a Grand Slam title under his belt, Medvedev should have the metality to strike again at some stage, as long as his body doesn’t let him down.

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