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World No. 3 shares the coolest trophy he has won
It is not uncommon for Daniil Medvedev to bust out a meme-making dance following a win. For the World No. 3, one particular dance stands out as his personal favourite, he revealed in the latest ATP Uncovered ‘Fan Questions’ series.

“That was probably my best dance move I have ever done in my life!” Medvedev said when referring to his dance at the 2019 US Open.

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That was not the end of the 27-year-old taking questions about dancing. Medvedev answered what celebration he will do if he wins a second major title.

“You are going to see, it is going to be interesting!” Medvedev said, while cracking a smile.

Watch the full video below to learn Medvedev’s favourite Formula One driver, what photo he has as his lock screen, the coolest trophy he has won, and more.

Medvedev surprised with the stats sheet following Wednesday's win
A self-proclaimed ‘hard-court specialist’, Daniil Medvedev is playing his best tennis on all three surfaces in 2023. The World No. 3 has captured five titles this year, including his first clay-court crown at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome. On Wednesday, Medvedev reached his maiden Wimbledon semi-final after ending Christopher Eubanks’ dream run in a heavy-hitting slugfest.

Medvedev dug his way out of a tough position against the American, rallying from two-sets-to-one down to advance. After Medvedev and Eubanks traded blows for five thrilling sets, which lasted nearly three hours, the 20-time tour-level titlist stood victorious on No. 1 Court.

“There was a moment in the match I started just losing kind of everything, the focus, the momentum of the match, which can happen of course at this level,” Medvedev said in his post-match press conference. “At one moment, really close to [losing]. But happy that I managed to put myself back together.”

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Part of what helped Medvedev mount a comeback to oust the crowd favourite was his serve. Medvedev fired 28 aces in the match and won 89 per cent of his first-serve points in the final two sets. The 2021 US Open champion was surprised that he also finished the match with just 13 unforced errors.

“I saw the stats after the match, I was like, ‘Wow!’ I felt like at one moment in the match, I was just missing in a way. It doesn't show in the stats,” Medvedev said. “The way Chris plays, it's actually tough to [make] an unforced error. He hits so strong, when you miss, it's probably a lot of the time a forced error. When I saw the stats, ‘How did it go to five sets?’

“Maybe the way he hit through the ball counted to that. But what I saw is that I managed to step up my serve in the fourth set. That's what I was missing in second and third. That was the key. I actually saw I lost two points on the serve in the fourth set, and one of them on the tie-break. That's big. That puts a lot of pressure on your opponent. That's very important on grass.”

Medvedev has now reached the semi-finals at three of the four majors, with this fortnight being his first of 2023. The 27-year-old has tallied a season-leading 46-8 match record and proven his game is effective on any surface, it is just a matter of adapting.

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“On clay, for sure, I found something. Let's say I adapted a lot,” Medvedev said. “I found something, especially in the movement. Again, for sure Rome was amazing. Even Roland Garros and other losses, Madrid and Monte-Carlo, I played good. It's just my opponents were better. I didn't have this feeling where, ‘Oh, my god, clay, I cannot win a match!’ I actually felt like I played well.

“Here I would say I managed to find the rhythm, which on grass I feel like you have to adapt less in a way. You just have to serve well and try to return and make one break a set, which sounds easy, but it's not because your opponent is trying to do the same. I managed to find this rhythm which I rarely had on grass because the bounce sometimes goes through the court so you're going to be late on the swing. I managed to find it so far, so hopefully I can find it for two more matches.”

Medvedev will next aim for a spot in his fifth major final when he clashes against Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Alcaraz and Medvedev are tied at 1-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, with the Spaniard winning their most recent meeting in the Indian Wells final. Medvedev, who is chasing his second major title this fortnight, is looking forward to having another crack at the World No. 1.

“It's interesting to play someone like Carlos. He is an amazing, amazing player. What he continues to do is just unbelievable. He doesn't stop. I don't think he will,” Medvedev said. “But I’ve played a lot of great players in my career. I managed to win many times. So I'm going to try to do my best. If I show my best, I'll have my chances.”

World No. 3 reached first Wimbledon semi-final this fortnight
Daniil Medvedev was not quite sure how to feel after his best Wimbledon run ended with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 semi-final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Though he fell two wins short of his second Grand Slam title, the World No. 3 advanced beyond the fourth round for the first time at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, meaning he has now reached at least the quarter-finals at all four majors.

"If one would ask me [before the tournament], 'Are you happy with the semi-final?' I'm like yes and no," he said in his post-match press conference. "For sure if I'm in the semi-finals, I want to win it. I want to play against Novak on Sunday. I want to try to hold the trophy.

"But it's my best Wimbledon so far. Normally on grass I didn't feel amazing. These two weeks I felt great. I'm trying usually after the losses to find the positives. I was in the four best players of the tournament, together with amazing players: Jannik [Sinner], Novak [Djokovic], and Carlos."

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Medvedev felt he put in a respectable showing against Alcaraz. Unfortunately for him, it was not enough to seriously trouble the top player in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

"He's a very strong player," Medvedev said of his opponent. "I would say in general to compare like the Big 3, they're amazing, they win so many Grand Slams, they win so many matches. He's kind of like them. He's still 20. Already has one Grand Slam. Playing great. Been No. 1 for many, many weeks.

"At the same time, I managed before in my career to beat the best players in the world, including some of the Big 3... You have to play your best. You have to play your absolute best.

"I didn't play bad, but I didn't play my absolute best. Against someone like Carlos, Novak, Rafa, you need to be at your best. Maybe against other guys you can be playing not bad, you're going to have your chances, during the match you're going to find something to work with. With Carlos, you need to be at your absolute best and that's how you can win. Unfortunately, I was not."

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While Medvedev said he had some struggles adapting to the Centre Court conditions after four previous matches on No. 1 Court, he gave full credit to Alcaraz for his emphatic victory.

"He was putting pressure," Medvedev said. "I was doing some second serves 100 miles per hour. Pretty decent second serves. He was crushing them. I tried."

Though Medvedev will not watch the final as he digests his defeat, he thinks Alcaraz has a real chance of ending Djokovic's Wimbledon reign on Sunday.

"It's a very great match. I'm not going to lie, it's a very great match to watch, but I'm not going to watch it because I'm going to be too disappointed to not be there," he said. "I lost. I don't deserve to be there in the final because I didn't win today."

Long known for his rocky relationship with clay courts, Medvedev turned a new leaf by winning his first title on the surface this May. It came on a historic stage at the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome, where the World No. 3 beat Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune to claim the crown, including identical 7-5, 7-5 triumphs against Tsitsipas and Rune in the last two rounds.

Medvedev notched two match wins each in Monte-Carlo and Madrid before his Rome success, though he was knocked out in the Roland Garros opening round by Thiago Seyboth Wild. He made up for that by securing his best Wimbledon result, a semi-final run that was stopped by Alcaraz.

Alcaraz and Medvedev ended the second quarter with the two best match records this season on the ATP Tour, Alcaraz at 47-4 and Medvedev at 46-9.