What Daniil Medvedev did during his second-round win in Halle which reminded fans why he’ll be a contender at Wimbledon

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Daniil Medvedev hasn’t enjoyed the best of years in 2025, but success could be right around the corner.

Once ranked number one in the world, Medvedev has fallen out of the top ten in 2025, as he continues to struggle for form.

His Grand Slam performances have been particularly poor, winning just one match across the Australian Open and French Open.

In Melbourne, Medvedev lost to teenager Learner Tien in the second round, having battled through in five sets against qualifier Kasidit Samrej in round one.

Things got even worse at the French Open when Medvedev fell to Cameron Norrie in his opening match.

However, as tennis transitions onto grass, there are plenty of reasons for Medvedev to be hopeful, especially when looking ahead to the year’s third Grand Slam tournament, Wimbledon.

Daniil Medvedev could still be a contender at Wimbledon, and his latest performance proved why

After beating Daniel Altmaier in his opening match at the 2025 Halle Open 6-3, 6-3, Medvedev came up against Quentin Halys in round two.

Producing another impressive display, Medvedev eased past Halys 6-2, 7-5, to book his place in the quarterfinals.

Medvedev’s serve was impeccable against the Frenchman, winning his first 15 service points of the match en route to a convincing win.

If the Russian can serve like that at the All England Club next month, he could well be in line for another deep run.

Medvedev has been impressive at Wimbledon over the past few years, as he continues to make strides on the grass.

• 2024 Wimbledon – Daniil Medvedev lost in SF to Carlos Alcaraz
• 2023 Wimbledon – Daniil Medvedev lost in SF to Carlos Alcaraz
• 2021 Wimbledon – Daniil Medvedev lost in 4R to Hubert Hurkacz
• 2019 Wimbledon – Daniil Medvedev lost in 3R to David Goffin
• 2018 Wimbledon – Daniil Medvedev lost in 3R to Adrian Mannarino
• 2017 Wimbledon – Daniil Medvedev lost in 2R to Ruben Bemelmans

Having lost to the eventual champion in 2023 and 2024, it seems hard to believe Medvedev hasn’t been considered as a potential winner in 2025.

Perhaps his results so far this season have put people off, but his latest win in Halle should remind fans of just how dangerous Medvedev can be on grass.

Daniil Medvedev reacts to landmark 400th ATP Tour win in Halle

Medvedev’s win over Halys in the second round of the Halle Open was his 400th on tour, a milestone he doesn’t believe holds too much weight.

“To be 100% honest, the wins I don’t think they matter much,” he said during his on-court interview.

“I remember actually [Mikhail] Youzhny, if I’m not mistaken, he has 499 [wins], I remember I was young at the time, I came on tour and he was almost finished.

“He played his last tournament in St Petersburg. I remember I asked his coach, ‘What is he going to do if he doesn’t get the 500th here?’ his coach was like, ‘What will change in his life if he makes 500, or 498, 499?’

“I was like it’s true, Grand Slams are important, titles are important, a lot of things are important in tennis, the match wins by itself, I don’t think mean much.

“But if I manage to break some records, maybe my country, Russia, with the most wins, then I’m happy to do it.”

Medvedev is now the tenth active player to have reached 400 wins, joining the likes of Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, and Marin Cilic.

The 29-year-old may not think match wins mean much, but he still took the time to celebrate the achievement on X.

During his on-court interview, Medvedev assessed his performances in Halle, highlighting what he did well in his opening two rounds.

“I’m happy with the way I’m serving, today I made some great passing shots and great returns, so that’s all you need on grass,” he said.

“On grass, you don’t need to play amazing, you need to make some shots in good moments.

“I actually could have done a tiny bit better in the break points, but at the same time, he was serving only first serves, but I’m happy that on a lot of them I managed to play the return a bit deeper and make him miss, and looking forward.”

Medvedev will be looking to produce another impressive performance when he returns to take on either Alex Michelsen or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Halle quarterfinals on Friday, June 20.