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Daniil Medvedev Has said his split from long-time coach Gilles Cervala was a “turning point” as the two-time coach australian open The runners-up return to Melbourne having rediscovered their form after a difficult 2025 season.
Former world No. 1 Medvedev failed to advance to the second round of a Grand Slam last season and broke with French coach Chervala after an extraordinary match. Collapse on the court during first-round loss U.S. Open in August.
But Medvedev then ended his two-year title drought at the Almaty Open at the end of last season, while working with new coaches Thomas Johnson and Rohan Götzke, and won his 22nd career title at the Australian Open warm-up event at the Brisbane International.
“This is of course a big decision in my and Giles’ lives,” Medvedev said. “Finally, this was the moment to do it, the turning point. It helped me a lot.
“I loved working with Thomas and Rohan. We were first on probation until the end of the season. But I loved working with them. I do think they loved working with me, so we decided to continue. Hopefully it will be a long and great period.
“That’s basically it. They’re different guys, so it’s a different coaching style and a different practice style, everything, but we’re having a lot of fun. It’s working great. I feel good on the court.
“They could also just go into detail about what they saw that was missing because that was after the U.S. Open and how we could get back to where I wanted to be.”
Medvedev is a former US Open champion who has twice lost two sets in the Australian Open final, first to Rafael Nadal in 2022 and then to Janik Sinner in 2024. He is the 11th seed in this year’s event.
With the victory in Brisbane, Medvedev continued his remarkable run of winning titles at all tour levels in different cities, with the 22nd career title coming at the 22nd different venue.
He says becoming a two-time champion somewhere is his main goal in 2026 after trying to overturn Carlos Alcaraz and Janik Sinner’s duopoly on Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open.
“I usually say my goal is to play good tennis. That’s the most important thing. When I play my best tennis, I can win championships, I can win Grand Slams, I can get to Grand Slam finals, Masters 1000s, etc.
“But now my goal is to win a second title somewhere in a city I’ve already won. It’s a clear goal. I said it out loud. I’m not sure if I can achieve it but I’ll try my best to make it happen. We’re in Melbourne so I’m hoping to get to 23 before I get a second title somewhere.”