Medvedev aims to win more titles following Marseille triumph

Daniil Medvedev enjoyed another sensational week to lift his 10th trophy at the ATP Tour at the 2021 Open 13 Provence in Marseille.

The young Russian added one more big achievement besides winning his 10th title. He moved to the 2nd place of the ATP Rankings as the first player outside the 'Big Four' - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray since July 2005. Medvedev was really happy about this achievement after his match with Herbert, when he said:

“I am really happy,” said Medvedev. “I knew that I would become No. 2 no matter what on Monday… It is always better when you step up the Rankings when you do something great. I know that winning here didn’t give me the points to become No. 2, but it is great for the self-esteem that just before becoming No. 2 on Monday, I win a tournament.”

“I am really happy about the number 10. It gets me to two digits, something which I dreamt of when I was a kid,” said Medvedev. “I think it is already a great number, but I am going to try to work more and get some more… I really like to play on hard courts. I feel like that is where my game suits me the best. I feel like I know the solutions I have to find during the match and that is what I did today.”

“Pierre-Hugues can play unbelievable tennis. I know what he is capable of,” said Medvedev. “I played a lot of tough matches with him, especially when I lost in the Roland Garros first round. Today was a tricky, tough match and I am really happy that I managed to be on top and get the win.”