'He Can Win Maybe 5 Wimbledons': Alcaraz Backed For Grass Success By Medvedev
ATPSunday, 02 July 2023 at 21:00
Updated at Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 22:38
Carlos Alcaraz recently won his maiden grass trophy, and many think it will not be his last. Daniil Medvedev predicts Alcaraz to win five Wimbledon titles in the future.
Alcaraz has been the biggest talent to emerge on the ATP Tour in years as the Spaniard is already up to 11 trophies at age 20, along with one Grand Slam trophy.
He won his 11th title recently at the Cinch Championships, where he bested Alex de Minaur in the final to lift his maiden one on grass.
Despite admitting to struggles on the surface more so than others, Alcaraz didn't need much time to get his first trophy on grass, and it shifted his perspective in terms of goals and expectations at this year's Wimbledon.
While winning it this year would be a major undertaking, Medvedev could certainly see Alcaraz win the trophy in London in the future.
"In my opinion, the way Carlos plays on every surface, he can win maybe five Wimbledons, but you never know. It's a tough surface to play on. When we played [in 2021], he was not the same player, so I managed to get the best of this match."
"Last year I think he improved [on grass] already, played this four-setter against [Jannik] Sinner [in the fourth round]. I remember it was a great match."
Alcaraz doing well on grass isn't so surprising because he's that talented, but for Medvedev, it's the fit that surprises him.
"Someone [like Alcaraz], where you say in your mind that while his game is not really suited for grass — maybe he doesn't go to the net that often and stuff like this — and then he plays so well on grass, and he says it himself that it is his best and favourite surface. That's where it's surprising."
Medvedev himself favored grass earlier in his career more than other surfaces, but at the moment, he's most comfortable on hard courts, and the results back it up. His only Grand Slam trophy came on hard, and he never played a Grand Slam final that wasn't on hard courts either.
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