{"id":324008,"date":"2025-10-22T14:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/324008\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:12:11","slug":"daniil-medvedev-reveals-injury-he-suffered-recently-which-left-him-unable-to-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/324008\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniil Medvedev reveals injury he suffered recently which left him unable to walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daniil Medvedev has admitted that not everything was well for him in Almaty, despite winning his first title for over two years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Medvedev recently split with his long-term coach<\/a> after losing in the first round of the US Open<\/a>, before recruiting 2002 Australian Open<\/a> champion Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke.<\/p>\n

This change appears to have made a big difference to Medvedev, who won his first title in 29 months at the Almaty Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Medvedev still has an outside chance of qualifying for the ATP Finals<\/a>, but he will be hoping he can avoid a recurring injury that left him unable to walk in Almaty.<\/p>\n

\"DaniilPhoto by Lintao Zhang\/Getty ImagesDaniil Medvedev admits he was unable to walk in Almaty due to injury<\/p>\n

There are only three active ATP players with more titles than Medvedev<\/a>, and he won his 21st after beating Corentin Moutet<\/a> in the final.<\/p>\n

When speaking to Russian outlet Tennis Bolshoi about his run to the Almaty title, he admitted that he actually suffered a back injury in practice before the tournament which left him unable to walk.<\/p>\n

Medvedev<\/a> admitted that this impacted him in his matches against Adam Walton and Fabian Marozsan, but he is now pain-free.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I feel great now,\u201d said Medvedev. \u201cI had been training with [Alex] Michelsen the day before Karen [Khachanov] and so I played with him for 20 minutes and I couldn\u2019t walk after that. I had the same thing in Miami and in Miami, well, I just couldn\u2019t move and lost two and three (6-2 6-3) to [Jaume] Munar. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if you look closely at the first set with Walton, then when he played sideways, especially to the left, it was difficult for me. But well, I was lucky, it was good that there was altitude and fast courts, so I won the first set thanks to my serve and then I let up a bit, but now I feel great, since the semifinal nothing has bothered me at all, so I feel great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medvedev gave more details about his injury later on in the interview, \u201cWe come to training, after five minutes I say \u2018something\u2019s wrong with my back\u2019. After 10 minutes I start hitting only from the left. I make exactly two serves and say, \u2018Practice is over\u2019. And I was also sick at the same time, that is even without taking into account the back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev\u2019s potential run to the title at the Vienna Open<\/p>\n

Incredibly all 21 of Medvedev\u2019s titles have come in different cities, but he explained in the same interview that is not a record he is looking to keep hold of.<\/p>\n

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Daniil Medvedev has now won 21 titles in 21 different cities:<\/p>\n

Sydney
Winston-Salem
Tokyo
Sofia
Cincinnati
St. Petersburg
Shanghai
Paris-Bercy
ATP Finals\/ London
Marseille
Mallorca
Toronto
New York
Los Cabos
Vienna
Rotterdam
Dubai
Miami
Rome
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This is good for his next tournament at the Vienna Open<\/a>, where Medvedev won the title in 2022 and he is the sixth seed this year.<\/p>\n

Medvedev will play Nuno Borges, who he has never lost to before, in the first round and could then set up a rematch of the Almaty Open final with Moutet.<\/p>\n\nVienna Open 2025<\/strong><\/td>\nDaniil Medvedev\u2019s run to the title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFirst Round<\/td>\nNuno Borges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSecond Round<\/td>\nCorentin Moutet\/Damir Dzumhur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nQuarterfinal<\/td>\nLorenzo Musetti (4)\/Tomas Martin Etcheverry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSemifinal<\/td>\nAlexander Zverev (2)\/Brandon Nakashima\/Tallon Griekspoor\/Matteo Arnaldi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFinal<\/td>\nJannik Sinner (1)\/Alex de Minaur (3)\/Alexander Bublik (8)\/Francisco Cerundolo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Some of the other threats in his half of the draw include Alexander Zverev<\/a>, Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> and Brandon Nakashima, with Jannik Sinner<\/a> potentially awaiting in the final.<\/p>\n

Medvedev will look to keep his momentum going from the Almaty Open when he plays his first round match in Vienna against Borges on Wednesday, October 22.<\/p>\n