There are professional idylls that seem to have been forged bomb-proof, unalterable by the day-to-day erosions of the elite and a complex character. It is the case of the one who maintains Gilles Cervara and Daniil Medvedev, a strange couple of tremendously intelligent people, with a gestural and emotional control difficult for any mortal to understand and an enormous analytical capacity inside a tennis court. Shortly after the Russian fulfilled his dream of becoming the number 1 in the ATP ranking,
We look at the Russian’s rapid ascent to the altars of world tennis, its historical implications, and how long he could be in that position.
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his coach spoke with TennisMajors, where he recorded the great emotion that overwhelms him for having been a part of this feat.
“No one can ever take this achievement away from us, it will forever be etched in history. On a personal level, it is proof that I did the right thing in pursuing my dreams, no matter how difficult they were. Seeing Daniil at number 1 represents pride and completion of a path that began 20 years ago, dedicated to a total investment in work, to improve oneself. It is a huge professional achievement for the entire team and, especially, Francisca Dauzet, in charge of Daniil’s mental performance”, comments the Frenchman, making clear the enormous relevance they give to this aspect in the success of a Medvedev whose volcanic character was an obstacle to his progression years ago.
Cervara gives special relevance to the mental work that has been done with Medvedev
“I pay special tribute to his work because it has allowed him to overcome something that, in principle, was an obstacle, and bring out an internal force that he has been able to channel on the track. His work has borne great fruit and I am convinced that in the future of the sport of The elite will go along this line marked by her,” said a Cervara who had no qualms about revealing when Daniil marked being number 1 as a real goal. “Little by little he realizes that he is close. I think that by getting into the top-5 it begins to be a goal and it becomes much clearer when he wins a Grand Slam”, declares a Gilles Cervara who reflects on the difficulty it will have to stay on top.
And it is that now a new paradigm is opened for Daniil Medvedev, who will have to assume his new role in the world of tennis. “It is just as difficult or more, the challenge of being at the top is incomparable to me and the important thing is that each day you want to be better than the previous one, seek that permanent progression that makes you humble, surpass yourself and not give nothing for granted”, warns the coach of the Russian player, aware that he has a remarkable job ahead of him to try to ensure that his player perpetuates himself in that situation of privilege and enlarge his legend with more titles and many weeks leading the ATP ranking and being tennis dominator.
