"When He Is on the Court, He Has a Little Monster Inside": Daniil Medvedev's Jekyll and Hyde Persona Unearthed by Gilles Simon

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This sport that makes you crazy is not the umpteenth imprecation of a player aimed at a sport that flirts with irrationality, but the title of the book that Gilles Simon wrote in 2020. In a recent interview given to Eurosport France, the former player returns to the themes touched on in the book, starting from the situation of the transalpine tennis. Simon: "I have seen only a few potential Sinners" ? Yes and no. Yes, in the sense that things al…

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Daniil Medvedev won last month in the very little raised ATP 250 d'Almaty his first tournament in two and a half years. Still n°3 in the early 2024, he finished the 2025 season in 13th place, showing a big drop in the level. The Russian even left his coach almost always Gilles Cervara after the US Open. From February 2024 to January 2025, the 29-year-old had called on Gilles Simon, former world n°6, to support Cervara. This Tuesday on Eurosport,…

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Coach of Daniil Medvedev with Gilles Cervara during the 2024 season, Gilles Simon returned to this experience. The three had worked hand in hand to ensure that the Russian regained the highest levels of tennis in the world, without the evolutions being felt on the court.