Daniil Medvedev won't change deep positioning after Carlos Alcaraz loss in Indian Wells final

Daniil Medvedev says one defeat against Carlos Alcaraz is not enough for him to rethink his tactical approach – but a second could force his hand. Medvedev saw his 19-match winning run ended in the Indian Wells final by Alcaraz, who replaced Novak Djokovic as world No. 1 with the victory.

Ad Alcaraz took advantage of Medvedev’s deep court positioning, especially on service returns, with serve-and-volley attempts and plenty of drop shots. TennisATP Tour 2024 calendar: When are the Olympics? What's changing?YESTERDAY AT 18:24 The tactic paid off handsomely for Alcaraz as he won in just 70 minutes. Despite the one-sided result, Medvedev is not convinced he will change his approach when he meets Alcaraz again.

“It's possible, but I'm not sure if I would do it,” he said ahead of the Miami Open. “For sure if I lose two matches in a row staying back and [I get beaten] just as easy I have to definitely change something. But one match is not enough." World No.

5 Medvedev will play his opening match at the Miami Open against Roberto Carballes Baena. He couldn’t meet defending champion Alcaraz again until the final. Conditions in Miami are expected to faster than Indian Wells, and Medvedev thinks that could favour him.

Murray surprised by performance in loss to Lajovic Tsitsipas 'happy' for Alcaraz, Medvedev success “I'll only have to wait for a match on faster hard courts to see if my court positioning will work when the ball is flying faster through the air and the opponent won't have as much time to play serve and volley and play from the baseline,” he said. “During the match [against Alcaraz] there was a small time when I tried to play a little more aggressive and closer to the baseline. But on those one or two games he was