{"id":144058,"date":"2025-08-14T03:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/144058\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T03:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:23:11","slug":"former-grand-slam-champion-said-to-be-in-an-emergency-situation-ahead-of-the-us-open-and-needing-a-new-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/144058\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Grand Slam champion said to be in an ’emergency’ situation ahead of the US Open and needing a new coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the US Open right around the corner, some players are seriously struggling for form.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whilst the likes of Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz will head to New York with genuine title ambitions, others may be fearful of an early exit.<\/p>\n

The US Open<\/a> often throws up surprise results, bad news for the big names arriving at Flushing Meadows low on confidence.<\/p>\n

\"APhoto by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

One former US Open champion will arrive at the year\u2019s final Grand Slam tournament on a horrific run of form.<\/p>\n

Sharing her thoughts on his \u2019emergency\u2019 situation, Rennae Stubbs<\/a> has suggested the 2021 champion may need to look for a new coach.<\/p>\n

Rennae Stubbs says Daniil Medvedev is in an \u2019emergency\u2019 situation and may need a new coach<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of \u2018The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast\u2019, the former doubles star gave her verdict on Daniil Medvedev\u2019s<\/a> poor 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an emergency,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw the meltdown in Washington. We saw him walk off the court in Toronto. He just left the court. He was like, \u2018You know what, last time I went over after losing a match, I broke several rackets, every water bottle, and the chair. I thought you know what, this time I am just going to leave the court.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was a good decision, and then he loses again to Adam Walton, a great kid, but a match he should not lose. Nothing against Adam, but it\u2019s a match that [Daniil] Medvedev should not lose, and he loses in three sets after winning the first. It\u2019s like, what is going on?<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has lost his confidence. He looks defeated. He looks confused. The guy never made errors; he is not returning as well. He is not serving well, which is costing him a lot as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

After losing his opening match at Wimbledon<\/a>, Medvedev would\u2019ve hoped for a better showing on his favored hard courts, but he hasn\u2019t been able to rediscover the form that saw him win the US Open title four years ago.<\/p>\n\nMatch<\/strong><\/td>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\nResult<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Washington Open \u2013 2R<\/td>\nReilly Opelka<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n3-6, 7-5, 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Washington Open \u2013 3R<\/td>\nWu Yibing<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n6-3, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Washington Open \u2013 QF<\/td>\nCorentin Moutet<\/td>\nLoss<\/td>\n6-1, 4-6, 4-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Canadian Open \u2013 2R<\/td>\nDalibor Svrcina<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n7-6, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Canadian Open \u2013 3R<\/td>\nAlexei Popyrin<\/td>\nLoss<\/td>\n7-5, 4-6, 4-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Cincinnati Open \u2013 2R<\/td>\nAdam Walton<\/td>\nLoss<\/td>\n7-6, 4-6, 1-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Daniil Medvedev\u2019s results post-Wimbledon in 2025<\/p>\n

Heading to the US Open, having lost three of his last four matches, Stubbs thinks it might be time for Medvedev to make a change.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wonder how long he is going to do this or if he just feels he has to work his way through it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know! A sabbatical or a coaching change, and I love his coach [Gilles Cervara]. I love him. And they have been together a long, long time and achieved a lot together, but maybe it\u2019s a Goran Ivanisevic<\/a> who is floating around.<\/p>\n

\"DaniilPhoto by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe [Stefanos] Tsitsipas<\/a> thing didn\u2019t work out, the [Elena] Rybakina thing didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s a volatile personality who has also worked with some great players. Maybe someone like that could come in and give him a new, fresh look.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not because his current coach can\u2019t do it, but sometimes you need a new outlook.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having worked with Cervara for eight years, it would no doubt be difficult for Medvedev to let him go, especially considering the vast amount of success they achieved together.<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev\u2019s success with Gilles Cervara<\/p>\n

Working with Cervara, Medvedev rose to prominence in 2019, reaching his maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open.<\/p>\n

Establishing himself as one of the best hard-court players in the world over the next few years, Medvedev won his first major at the 2021 US Open, defeating Novak Djokovic<\/a> in the final.<\/p>\n

Becoming world number one a year later, Medvedev stood atop the tennis world as he and Cervara continued to pick up big wins on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n

Medvedev won his 20th title at the Italian Open<\/a> in 2023, his most recent triumph, and arguably his most shocking.<\/p>\n

With 20 ATP titles to his name, Medvedev ranks well among the best \u2018active\u2019 players in the men\u2019s game.<\/p>\n