"It really is like that sometimes" - Gauff and Pegula agree with Daniil Medvedev on feeling flustered when practice doesn't yield expected results

Daniil Medvedev lifted the cup at the ABN AMRO WTT Rotterdam Open on Sunday, February 19. He overcame Italian Jannik Sinner to claim his first title of the season, bringing his overall total to an impressive 16.

Sinner came in strong into the tournament, fresh off his title win in the 2023 Open Sud De France in Montpellier. He took the first set, 7-5. The Russian then brought out his A-game and defied Sinner, dominating the following sets and winning the match, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

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In a video clip posted on social media, Medvedev can be seen candidly interacting with the media post his win. He is on-court, sitting in his chair and speaking about practicing hard all the time and feeling shaken up when the result is not as per his expectations. He added that he then looks back to figure out what went wrong.

"I mean to be honest, I practice hard all the time, so when it doesn't work, you're like, f**k, what am I doing wrong?" he said in the video clip.

The post was captioned:

"It's definitely working now," read the post, captioning the video.

Jessica Pegula re-posted the clip on her social media handle seemingly in agreement with the former World No. 1.

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Pegula was recently the singles finalist at the WTA edition of the 2023 Qatar Open in Doha where she lost the title to Iga Swiatek.

Coco Gauff also shared the clip on her Instagram story, adding:

"Mood... it really is like that sometimes."

After winning the ASB Classic in Auckland to begin the year, Gauff faced a fourth-round exit at the Australian Open and a quarterfinal exit at the Qatar Open. Up next, both Gauff and Pegula will be in action at the Dubai Tennis Championships, where they will also combine to play doubles together.