16.10.2025 Medvedev joked about his predictions for the clay season: I will win all three Masters and end with a victory at Roland Garros as the icing on the cake

Daniil Medvedev compared hard in Indian Wells and Miami and clay in Monte Carlo. This year it was funny because I came to clay after Indian Wells and Miami, where it was pretty slow, although Miami was faster, but I came to clay and I swear I don’t see any difference other than sliding and high, sometimes unpredictable bounces. The sliding on our site, of course, is different in terms of movement, but clay courts are now almost faster than hard courts.
Ground is definitely not much slower. On hard, you now also need to build a rally: to win a point, one or two successful sharp shots are no longer enough - you need to make seven good shots or just return the ball and wait for the opponent to make a mistake, and on clay it’s the same story. This year I`m comfortable because I literally haven`t changed anything in my game compared to hard.
He was also asked to predict the champions of the major clay tournaments this season.
Easy. I will win all three Masters and end with the icing on the cake, winning Roland Garros (laughs). No, I don`t know. I don`t like those predictions because I always want to win anyway and I managed to win Rome once. But if I don’t win, then probably in Monte Carlo. . . Carlos playing? I haven`t seen him yet. Where is he?
Madrid – I would say Carlos. It seems to me that these conditions suit him. He plays well there. Rome – I wonder how Yannick will return. But I will name Zverev. He likes to win there. It seems to me that he won there three times (two: in 2017 and 2024 – Sports’’). And Monte Carlo – Stefanos simply doesn’t lose on our website. Why? I don`t know. He won three times in four years. So I just named the obvious candidates.