A Season of Highs and Humiliations
Daniil Medvedev has been one of the most compelling, and confounding, players on the ATP Tour in 2026. The Russian has captured three titles this season, in Brisbane, Dubai, and Hangzhou, and fought his way back into the top five of the world rankings. He even reached a Masters final at Indian Wells, where Jannik Sinner edged him out on the California hard courts. On paper, that looks like a very productive year.
But dig a little deeper and a troubling pattern emerges. Medvedev has been bagelled, meaning he failed to win a single game in a set, four times already this season. That matches the joint-worst tally on the entire ATP Tour alongside Vit Kopriva and Daniel Altmaier. The incidents range from a round-of-16 loss to Learner Tien at the Australian Open, to a straight-sets defeat against Francisco Cerundolo at the Miami Open, to arguably the low point of his year: a stunning 0-6, 0-6 demolition by Matteo Berrettini in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Grand Slam Blanks and Puzzling Losses
Perhaps even more remarkable is that Medvedev has not reached a single Grand Slam quarterfinal in 2026. He exited the Australian Open and the US Open in the fourth round, fell in the third round at Wimbledon, and lost in the first round at Roland Garros. He has also dropped matches to seven players ranked outside the top 50 this season.
The numbers paint a portrait of a player who, at his absolute best, is a genuine title contender, but who struggles to sustain that level across a full season. TennisDraw users picking Medvedev deep in major brackets this year will know exactly how that unpredictability feels.
