Medvedev’s coach Gilles Cervara spoke to L’Equipe after his pupil’s defeat in Indian Wells. Cervera praised Alcaraz’s tennis and added that they will work to find mistakes in future matches.
Gilles Cervaracurrent coach Daniil Medvedev explained his view of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 final. Carlos Alcaraz ended Medvedev’s brilliant run of three titles in a row and was one win away from a fourth. Despite the fact that the Russian was the competitor to beat in the men’s circuit, the young Spaniard brought out his best version and gave no choice. In statements collected by AS newspaper, Gilles Cervara praised Alcarazi’s striking ability, which dwarfs his rival.
His amazing right
«Alcaraz is the Tyson of tennis. He can send right hands at certain times with his bat. There were shots that bounced off Daniil ten meters from the ball after crazy power and speed. We knew his qualities, but he is amazing. Leave your competitors defenseless. Contrary to my perception, I didn’t feel like he was failing. We have to look for mistakes«.
Alcaraz’s claim to his rivals
«Daniil was not good in certain phases where Alcaraz just returned the ball and it wasn’t him. I ask him if it was the fear of what the other could do that made him fail. Sometimes he wanted to hit, but he became uncoordinated and didn’t. It was not good to serve. Playing against Alcaraz forces your opponent to ask themselves, ‘What do I have to improve? How should I play him? It has become quite a challenge for its competitors. And if you don’t stop telling yourself you’re not playing right, you’ll get a bag of points. For those who have weapons to oppose him, he demands that they take their game to another dimension«.
