Daniil Medvedev is well aware of where the world No. 1 stands in relation to the field one month after his Wimbledon quarterfinal loss to Carlos Alcaraz, but he is preparing for the Western & Southern Open equally.

During his media interview on Sunday, he reflected on his practice approach after just arriving from Toronto and said: “It’s always a balance, because every time I practice from now on, I can be thinking that it’s Carlos on the other side, so what should I do?”

Medvedev further added: “The other question is that to get to Carlos, it will probably be the semis or final, and so you need to beat other guys before and I’m not sure if I would play them like I would play Carlos. With Carlos, you have to take a little more risk, but with other guys, I’m not sure. So, it’s always a balance so it’s not like, you’re only thinking about Carlos but then you lose in the first round and you’re thinking, ‘Well, at least I was prepared for Carlos.”

Daniil Medvedev in 2023

Daniil Medvedev

34 - 10win/loss

Hard

18-4

Clay

10-4

Grass

6-2

Rank
5

High
1

28 year old

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2024 Highlights

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Australian OpenIndian Wells

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DubaiMiamiWimbledon

QF

Madrid

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Ranked world no.3, the Russian played his last match on the 11^th of August when he surrendered to world no.18 Alex De Minaur 7-6(7) 7-5 in the quarter in Toronto (draw).

Currently, during this year Daniil has a 48-10 match record. The Russian clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and Rome. Daniil was the finalist in Indian Wells.

Toronto

Medvedev's Record

Carlos Alcaraz in 2023

Carlos Alcaraz

34 - 6win/loss

Hard

13-2

Clay

13-3

Grass

8-1

Rank
3

High
1

21 year old

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2024 Highlights

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Indian WellsFrench OpenWimbledon

SF

Buenos Aires

QF

Australian OpenMiamiMadrid

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Currently ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11^th of August when he lost to world no.14 Tommy Paul 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto (draw).

This season Carlos has achieved an overall 49-5 win-loss record. The Spaniard conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro.

Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.

Toronto

Alcaraz's Record

Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz squared off 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Alcaraz. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) on the 14^th of July 2023.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.