"I don't see how it can help me" - Medvedev on on-court coaching
WTA
Daniil Medvedev doesn't seem to be a fan of the on-court coaching, as he revealed after his most recent win at the 2022 Cincinnati Masters.
After a second-round loss to Nick Kyrgios in Canada, Medvedev started really well in Cincinnati. He first beat Botic van de Zandschulp, and he also bested Denis Shapovalov in the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
After his win over Shapovalov, Medvedev was asked about the on-court coaching and whether it could help him in any way. According to the Russian player, there isn't really a way in which it could help him on the tennis court.
"For us, nothing changes. Maybe it can work in a game, although we work in a way where we talk about everything in training, not to talk afterwards. There we study what we can do better, what plays to draw and how to hit the ball."
Medvedev seems to be one of the players who like how the sport functioned for decades, and he doesn't really seem to be in favor of changing the rules and allowing on-court coaching.
Still, he accepts the change, even though he can't see how he would benefit from it. He used an example of taking on Taylor Fritz in Cincinnati. Despite never playing against each other, both know each other's strengths and weaknesses, and on-court coaching likely won't be needed.
"During the game I don't see how it can help me, not as much as in other sports. In a five-set match, he can still warn you to change your position to the rest or look for his backhand more, but that is changing the rules of the game."
"I'm playing (Taylor) Fritz tomorrow; we've never met, but he knows how I play and I know how he plays, so I don't think coaching can change the game. But I'm fine with this decision, it's not that I was against it."
