Daniil Medvedev suffered a surprise defeat in the third round of Wimbledon to Jan-Lennard Struff.
Medvedev had come through his first two matches at Wimbledon this year comfortably, including a straight sets win against Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic.
The former world number one was up a break in all three sets against Struff, but Medvedev was beaten 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 7-5.
After suffering another early defeat at Wimbledon, Medvedev was asked to rank the grass court major compared to other tennis tournaments.
Daniil Medvedev claims Wimbledon is ‘the most beautiful’ Grand Slam
Medvedev is a two-time former Wimbledon semi-finalist, but he has not been past the third round in his two most recent visits to The Championships, having lost in the first round in 2025.
In his post-match press conference, Medvedev was asked where he rated Wimbledon compared to other tournaments he had played across the world.
Medvedev stated that Wimbledon is definitely in the top four of all tennis tournaments, before describing it as ‘the most beautiful’ event.
“I would say all four Grand Slams are beautiful in their own way,” said Medvedev. “Just because of my thing with clay, I don’t really like French Open too much, just because it’s tough for me to play there (smiling).
“Wimbledon is definitely the most beautiful one. But then, for example, if we talk about the crowd on Arthur Ashe, which can be pretty against you or for you, I don’t think there is any other crowd that is more electric.
“Every tournament is different in its own way. I would put Wimbledon in the top four, but as I say, the most beautiful one.”
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Daniil Medvedev reveals his biggest motivation at this stage of his career
This is another disappointing Grand Slam result for Medvedev, with the former US Open champion failing to reach the quarter-finals of any of his last seven major tournaments.
Medvedev, who is now 30 years old, was also asked what now motivates him to keep playing at this stage of his career.
“The principal is the competition. I just want to win every time I step on the court,” responded the former world number one.
“Yeah, it’s a bit disappointing for me that before I feel like there were matches I lost; there were matches I won. But I felt like I was good in finding solutions. Especially kind of the more the stakes, the Grand Slams and stuff like this, the more I would be able to do it.
“Now it’s not exactly the case. It’s a bit more up and down, as I said about the season, as well. But again, the only thing I can do is try better next time, and if it doesn’t work out, then it doesn’t work out.”
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Despite his first round exit, Medvedev has actually gained 90 points from his two wins at Wimbledon this year and is currently up to world number seven in the live rankings.
Medvedev will now turn his attention to the North American hard court swing, which he is scheduled to begin at the Washington Open.
