If Daniil Medvedev reaches the semi-finals of the Miami Open offered by Itau, he’ll reclaim the No. 1 spot within the ATP Rankings from Novak Djokovic. However the 26-year-old says he won’t lose any sleep over it.

“It’s not one thing that stays in my thoughts nonstop. I am not going to mattress saying, ‘How may I lose it, how can I get it again?’” Medvedev mentioned. “However I do know the arithmetic, learn them in every single place slightly bit, and it is type of the identical like in Indian Wells.”

The four-time ATP Masters 1000 champion had a possibility to maintain World No. 1 following the BNP Paribas Open, however he misplaced within the third spherical in opposition to Gael Monfils. He’s extra involved along with his efficiency than his ATP Rating.

“I did not handle to play my finest there, in order that’s why I misplaced. That is why I misplaced the No. 1 spot. If I handle to play good tennis right here, I feel I’ve my possibilities of getting it again. However I need to attempt my finest on daily basis [in] each follow, each match. If it’ll be No. 2, it’ll be No. 2. If it’ll be No. 5, then it’s what it’s,” Medvedev mentioned. “I simply need to do my finest, which I attempted to do in Indian Wells and right here I’ve to do higher if I need to get it again.”

Medvedev has excelled on faster courts all through his profession, successful the Nitto ATP Finals on indoor arduous in 2020 and capturing his first main title eventually 12 months’s US Open. The Sunshine Double, Indian Wells and Miami, is performed on out of doors arduous courts, which Medvedev says haven’t been the quickest.

“In my view, the floor, each Indian Wells and Miami, which I feel is often comparable, has been actually gradual and like actually gradual, like one of many slowest arduous courts,” Medvedev mentioned. “I made some changes in comparison with Indian Wells, and I really feel like I am taking part in significantly better.

“While you play [a] Masters 1000, you play robust opponents. Even if you’re taking part in them higher, [that] does not imply you are going to beat everyone, so I am practising arduous, working arduous on my sport, and can attempt to be higher than I used to be in Indian Wells.”

It won’t be straightforward from the primary spherical, as Medvedev will play former World No. 1 Andy Murray or Federico Delbonis, who was seeded in Indian Wells. However the high seed takes consolation in how he feels at Arduous Rock Stadium, the place he made the quarter-finals final 12 months.

“Miami, I often play slightly bit higher [than Indian Wells]. And after I got here, I felt like my sport was not there but, so I attempted to make some changes with my coach,” Medvedev mentioned. “We have been speaking loads to see how can I play higher within the situations now we have right here.”

Based on Medvedev, the ball would fluff up rapidly on the Indian Wells Tennis Backyard. However he feels he has tailored effectively in South Florida. How so?

“I need to be sincere, I will not share my secrets and techniques,” Medvedev mentioned. “However I really feel like now we have executed good changes and I am able to play good.”