Andy Roddick Backs Daniil Medvedev for Australian Open and Highlights ‘Absurd’ Stat: “The Most Meddy Thing Ever”

Daniil Medvedev, who lost the 2019 Brisbane International, won the event this year by defeating Brandon Nakashima.

Andy Roddick Backs Daniil Medvedev for Australian Open and Highlights ‘Absurd’ Stat: “The Most Meddy Thing Ever”

Andy Roddick, Daniil Medvedev (Image via X/AllAboutHQ, Edoardo Viglione)

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Daniil Medvedev will be squaring off against Jesper De Jong in the first round of the Australian Open, the main draw of which starts on January 18. Prior to arriving in Melbourne, the Russian participated in the Brisbane International, where his run only ended after defeating Brandon Nakashima in the final.

It was his first title since ending his trophy drought at the Almaty Open by defeating Corentin Moutet, triumphing in a tournament for the first time since the 2023 Italian Open (where he also lifted his career’s first clay-court title). Surprisingly, Medvedev has now won 22 tour-level singles titles in 22 different cities, and this stat is 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick‘s favorite statistic. Roddick, on his Served podcast, called the 29-year-old one of the contenders in Melbourne.

Meddy is back, he is back! You see the difference, him going into Australia last year, didn’t play any lead-up events, was mentally finished, had a baby in the off-season. Showed up in Australia because the date presents itself and you have to go, versus going there early off of, what, listen, for most people it’s a career year finishing 13th, getting an off-season, going early, getting some form. He’s going to be back in the conversation in Australia.

Medvedev is a three-time finalist at Melbourne Park, reaching the title clash in 2021, 2022, and 2024, losing them to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Jannik Sinner. He also made the finals of the 2019 US Open (lost to Nadal) and the 2023 US Open (lost to Djokovic).

It’s absurd. It’s also weird because, as players, we normally schedule and go back to the place we like to play. I won 32 times, and I won most of those tournaments two, three, four times. You like going back to the same places. 22 tournaments in 22 different cities, that is the most Meddy thing ever. It’s confuse and conquer, his whole ethos.

Andy Roddick added

Medvedev was the finalist at the 2019 Brisbane International. The win also made him the first seed to triumph in the city since Roger Federer (2015). He is also now only the third active player to win 20 or more hard-court ATP titles, joining Djokovic and Sinner.

Daniil Medvedev on winning 22 titles in 22 different cities

Following his Brisbane triumph, Daniil Medvedev jokingly requested the ATP to add more cities to the tour because he was “running out”. At the press conference after his win, he was asked about the reason why he won 22 titles in 22 cities.

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Daniil Medvedev (Image via X/Daniil Medvedev)

No idea. You know what? Let’s put it, you always ask me about goals for next year, and I never put myself any goals. I will try to put myself a goal to try to win a second title where I won it somewhere. Not sure it’s going to happen, but I will try. It’s a fun story: 22 titles, 22 different cities. Again, look, if it continues in Melbourne, great. I never won in Melbourne, so could be 23.

Medevdev had a forgetful season last year. Apart from the Almaty Open, he reached the final of the Halle Open, losing the match to Alexander Bublik.

Last year in the Majors, it was only at the Australian Open that the former World No.1 was successful in making the second round. He suffered a five-set defeat at the hands of 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals champion Learner Tien.

In the remaining three Grand Slam events, his campaign ended after the first round. He lost to Cameron Norrie at the French Open, to Benjamin Bonzi at Wimbledon, and to the Frenchman again at the US Open.

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