{"id":2056527,"date":"2026-07-22T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2056527"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:00:19","slug":"patrick-mouratoglou-says-what-daniil-medvedev-does-that-is-even-better-than-carlos-alcaraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2056527","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mouratoglou says what Daniil Medvedev does that is even better than Carlos Alcaraz"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Patrick Mouratoglou says what Daniil Medvedev does that is even better than Carlos Alcaraz<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" 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Slam champions Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Daniil Medvedev is undoubtedly one of the best, and esteemed, players on the ATP Tour currently, but he is way off the heights of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Jannik Sinner at present.<\/p>\n<p>The star might have reached the summit of the ATP Tour in 2022, and claimed a sole Grand Slam title at the 2021 US Open, but he\u2019s fallen away from the best players in male tennis recently.<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev has won just one of his last five matches against Alcaraz, while he has lost his last five matches in a row against Sinner on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<p>As the gap continues to grow between Alcaraz, Sinner, and the rest of the ATP Tour, legendary coach Patrick Mouratoglou has claimed Medvedev does one thing better than Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<h2>More ATP Tour news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-hurt-him-confession\">Novak Djokovic admits Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz \u2018hurt\u2019 him with striking confession<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/andy-roddick-carlos-alcaraz-theory-wrist-injury-concerns\">Andy Roddick has a theory about Carlos Alcaraz amid wrist injury concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked to pick between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Daniil-medvedev\">Medvedev\u2019s<\/a> two-handed backhand in an <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbF7mKitfQQ\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> video, the former coach of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/serena-williams\">Serena Williams<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Holger-Rune\">Holger Rune<\/a> said: \u201cHuh, that\u2019s a good start. Okay, I\u2019ll go with Medvedev.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mouratoglou continued to back Medvedev\u2019s two-handed backhand, by stating it was better than the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Learner-Tien\">Learner Tien<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/karen-khachanov\">Karen Khachanov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Alex-de-Minaur\">Alex de Minaur<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/flavio-cobolli\">Flavio Cobolli<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\">Joao Fonseca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/patrick-mouratoglou\">Mouratoglou<\/a> eventually conceded that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> had a better two-handed backhand than Medvedev.<\/p>\n<p>He then picked Djokovic\u2019s two-handed backhand over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\">Ben Shelton\u2019s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Alexander Zverev\u2019s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jakub-mensik\">Jakub Mensik\u2019s<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner\u2019s<\/a>, before stating: \u201cIf you land on the GOAT, it\u2019s over!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it\u2019s huge praise for Medvedev, as Mouratoglou clearly believes he has certain tools that are far better than the elite of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz and de Minaur are currently ranked above him, while Fonseca is considered one of the next greats, and Cobolli recently reached a Grand Slam final.<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev, meanwhile, has suffered a difficult time of it over the past few years. The star dropped outside the top 10 last season, before climbing back in with his performances this year.<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev is one of the few Grand Slam winners on the ATP Tour currently, but he has not reached the quarter-final of a major tournament since the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Medvedev has exited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/australian-open\">Australian Open<\/a> at the fourth round stage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Roland Garros<\/a> in the first round, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a> in the third round.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the North American hardcourt swing, the Russian star currently sits at World No 7 in the ATP Tour rankings. Just 140 ranking points split him and Djokovic in fifth place, so the star could rejoin the top five of the rankings with impressive performances on the North American swing.<\/p>\n<p>That would mark the first time Medvedev has been ranked inside the best five players on the ATP Tour since the beginning of the 2025 season, so it would be a marked improvement for the Russian star.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Mouratoglou says what Daniil Medvedev does that is even better than Carlos Alcaraz Liam McMillen 22 Jul 2026 8:00 PM Grand Slam champions Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. 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