"To beat me the opponent needs to play good" - Medvedev after setting up Tsitsipas Quarter-Final showdown at Roland Garros

Daniil Medvedev was well known throughout the start of the clay court season for joking about his lack of clay court prowess and his form on the surface.

But has continued to prove people wrong by reaching the Quarter-Finals of the French Open where he sets up a showdown with Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The No.2 seed defeated Cristian Garin on Sunday 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 and the confidence was all to see post match.

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“To beat me the opponent needs to play good. First two sets, he didn't play good, so it was in my favour. Third set he started playing better, he could win it. [It] was a tight set, tight encounter,” Medvedev said. “Straight from the beginning of the match I could almost return every ball in the court.”

“In Madrid, even if I was not playing bad, I felt that any shot could go somewhere where I didn’t want. You can make mistakes. I had only one break point in the first game on his serve, and that was my only break point in the match,” Medvedev added. “I was missing the returns because I didn't feel confident in my shots and in my game.”

"I was 0-4 here in Roland Garros, I was losing in Madrid, Rome, I lost Hamburg. I lost Roland Garros last year. I was on a big streak of not so many won matches on clay, so it was true. I said it before the week, that I was feeling really good, I was looking forward to make [a] great result. You should trust me."