Has Daniil Medvedev got a problem as post US Open record analysed against top names

Russia’s tennis star Daniil Medvedev suffered yet another heartbreak while playing at the Miami Open. The current world number four lost to Italy’s tennis star Jannik Sinner in the semifinal of the recently concluded ATP 1000 event with a score of 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.

While many would claim that reaching a semifinal cannot be considered a disappointing performance, Medvedev would think otherwise.

The 28-year-old’s record since the US Open 2023 is showing a dangerous pattern, something he would like to change going into the next phase of the season.

Since the fourth and final Grand Slam of last year, Medvedev has played nine times against the top three players — Serbia’s Novak, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner — but has only managed to register one win and suffered eight defeats.

However, his record while playing against the other players in the top 10 remains impressive where in the same time frame, he has registered eight wins and suffered no defeats.

Medvedev will be hoping that he can turn things around before the start of the French Open where he would be hoping to put on a better show compared to what he did in 2023.

The Moscow-born has finished runner-up in the previous two Grand Slams. At the US Open last year, he lost to Djokovic in the final with a score of 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6.

Later in the Australian Open earlier this year, he once again finished on the losing side, this time against Sinner, in a five-set thriller with a score of 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6.