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Third seed Medvedev lost 6-3 6-4 to Danish
teenager Holger Rune at the ATP Masters 1000 event, a day after
his comeback victory over Alexander Zverev.
The Russian, who has often admitted his preference for hard
courts over clay, said he would build on his performance ahead
of other claycourt events in the run-up to the French Open.
"It was not bad," Medvedev told reporters. "I beat good players
on clay. Yesterday evening (against Zverev) was magic. It was
very tough on clay. It's not easy to win matches like this.
"He (Rune) played very well. I could have played a bit better,
but if we talk about clay again, I'm not as at ease as he is on
clay... So overall, it's very positive.
"There are other big tournaments coming up. We'll see what I do
there, but I'm very happy with this tournament in Monte Carlo,"
Medvedev added.
The 2021 U.S. Open champion has been in impressive form this
season, and was asked asked what he would change in his game to
be more efficient on clay.
"I'm trying to change the directions and have a bit of more
topspin, because if you play flat on clay, it doesn't work,
especially against the better players.
"I believe my game was not so bad (against Rune), except that he
was more decisive in important moments and he feels when he
needs to be aggressive or defensive.
"This is something I feel well on hard courts and not as well on
clay. So, I'm not sure I can change that, but I will try. If one
day I'm able to become a monster on clay, I'm happy."
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon
Cameron-Moore)
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