"I can play not my best tennis but still win the matches": Medvedev opens up on why he prefers hard court over clay

Daniil Medvedev is ready to take on the clay challenge this year as he'll try to win as many matches as possible knowing that he most likely won't play his best tennis.

Medvedev plays his best tennis on hard courts and he would probably tell you that he'll never be a really great clay player. Still, he's won matches on the surface in the past and he can certainly win more matches. Talking about the clay season following his Miami Open final, Medvedev explained that he'd love to play on clay courts forever.

"If it would be my choice there would be only hard courts. I feel the best game on hard courts, even if I know that I can play well enough on grass and clay. On hard courts I feel the most fluid. And on hard courts I can play not my best tennis but still win the matches and that's a big difference."

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He continued:

"I know that I can play well on clay. I beat Novak (Djokovic) once on clay. I actually beat (Stefanos) Tsitsipas and Novak in the same tournament once. That's a pretty good achievement on clay. But if on hard courts like here, I feel like many of the matches I didn't play my best tennis, but I managed to win them in the tournament. Clay court is tougher for me."

Concluding with:

"If I don't play my best tennis, I can lose much easier. So hopefully I can be at my best on clay court season."

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