1989 French Open doubles runner-up Mansour Bahrami believes Daniil Medvedev returning to the top-10 in 2026 is a secure guess.
After seeing his kind and rating plummet in 2024, Medvedev suffered one other blow in March when he exited the top-10 for under the second time in 5 years. Following his US Open first-round exit, the Russian additionally discovered himself near leaving the top-20 membership after falling to No. 18 on this planet.
Nevertheless, since making some main modifications and changing long-time coach Gilles Cervara with Thomas Johansson, Medvedev has discovered a little bit of spark as he gained the ATP 250 event in Almaty and in addition made back-to-back semifinals in Beijing and Shanghai. Consequently, the 2021 US Open champion improved 5 spots within the rankings and completed the yr ranked at No. 13 on this planet.
Bahrami: Medvedev has performed higher towards the tip of 2025, he will certainly return to the top-10
“Daniil has been lots higher on the finish of the yr. He’s been No. 1 on this planet, he’s an excellent participant, and he’s been there for the previous 10 years. I believe he’ll be again within the high 10 for positive, and I’ve little doubt about that," Bahrami mentioned on Bolshe!
Medvedev was additionally a visitor on the identical podcast lately and revealed that he battled some severe self-doubts after dropping to Benjamin Bonzi within the US Open first spherical.
"There was a second of worry [in the American swing], considering: 'Perhaps I can't play like I used to.' I'm 29, and there are examples of tennis gamers… who couldn't play the identical means anymore. However in Monaco, I educated at a degree the place, most likely, nobody besides Sinner or Alcaraz would have crushed me. That's once I mentioned: 'Ah, okay, I nonetheless understand how," Medvedev mentioned on Bolshe!
Medvedev picked up a number of early exits within the first couple of months of 2025 and which means he gained't have many factors to defend in the beginning of the 2026 season. It stays to be seen if the previous world No. 1 can use it to his benefit and shortly rejoin the top-10 membership.
