Daniil Medvedev is not the kind of player who hides behind polite answers or polished statements. When he ended his eight-year partnership with coach Gilles Cervara in early September, he spoke about it with complete honesty. But what no one expected was how hard the next step would be. The former world number one entered the search for a new coaching team, yet Medvedev has now shared that the process was far from simple.

Fans spent weeks wondering who would guide him next. Behind the scenes, Medvedev was making call after call, only to face repeated roadblocks. Some said no, some were already committed, and the whole search took much longer than anyone expected. But then, a month later, he finally introduced his new team. Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke joined him as his coaches. S

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