By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, October 6, 2025
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Sometimes, training changes are not about tactical transformations.
Daniil Medvedev Still playing the same smart counterstric style he played under former coach Gilles Cervara but credits the new coach Thomas Johansson to bring another energy to his game.
Shanghai’s 2019 Medvedev champion exceeded Alejandro Davidovich Fog 6-3, 7-6 (5) Today to reach the Rolex Shanghai round of 16 and meeting with Nemesis Student Tien.
Medvedev destroyed nine aces and won 33 of the 35 points of the first service by beating Davidovich for the sixth time in seven meetings.
Struggled by his candidacy in his final at the Beijing tour of Beijing last week, Tien chaired Cameron Norrie 7 (4), 6-3 saving eight out of 10 resting points.
Tien punished Medvedev Construction of a 5-7, 7-5, 4-0 lead when the former. 1 was introduced from the Beijing semifinal that suffered cramps. In 19 years, 9 months, Tien is Beijing’s second youngest finalist in history after former world no. 1 Rafael Nadal, which was 19 years, 3 months when Guillermo Coria defeated China’s Open 2005 final.
It was Tien’s second victory over Medvedev this season after his five -set epic victory in Australian Open.
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Medvedev, who broke up with long-time coach Gilles Cervara after losing his first round to US Open to Benjamin Bonzi last month, worked with former Australian champion Open Open Thomas Johansson AND Roof. While the 29-year-old Russian said he is soon in this new training partnership to assess whether the relationship will work, he is satisfied with his progress so far.
Medvedev said Johansson brings another type of energy to his box.
“We haven’t been together for a long time,” Medvedev said. “So whatever happens now should not be just to the coach. But it has to do with a general change I have followed for a long time.
“Something wasn’t working at the end. So we just had to change. It is just a change of energy and I love what Thomas tells me from time to time. Some small details.
“Because I know how to play tennis, but I need some small details here and there. So far it has worked very well and I’m happy about it.”
