Daniil Medvedev confirms Gilles Simon coaching split in Rotterdam

Daniil Medvedev arrived at the ABN Amro Open with a revised coaching team, confirming a split with former world No. 6 Gilles Simon after a year together.

"It honestly was a good experience,” Medvedev said in a pre-tournament press conference in Rotterdam. “There were a lot of good things me and Gilles Cervara can take going forward. It just didn't work out exactly the way we wanted in terms of results.

“We didn't win a title or Grand Slam or something like this. But I learned a lot of new things about tennis and it gave me a new perspective on tennis and I'm sure it's going to help me in the future. We will see how it will work out for both of us. We remain with good feelings but we're not working together anymore.”

Gilles Cervara remains head coach for Medvedev, a former world No. 1 who won his first major title at the 2021 US Open.

Since peaking at the top of the ATP rankings in February 2022, the 28-year-old has dealt with numerous patches of injuries and inconsistency and has not won a title since 2023.

Medvedev rang in the 2025 season by welcoming his second child with wife Daria, but suffered a second-round loss at the Australian Open to American teenager Learner Tien.

"When you are 20 years old and you first come onto Tour, you have a lot of fire and you just go for it. You are fearless. When you are 28, nearly 29, it is a bit different," Medvedev told the ATP website. "The fire still burns in me but it is a different fire. You need to try to keep the fire as the margins are so small, and I have it. When you lose early you just need to look forward because there is more coming.”

Medvedev is the No. 2 seed in Rotterdam behind Carlos Alcaraz, and will play his first match against former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka.