Russia's Dmitry Medvedev has had a poor start to the season, but he will be the top seed at the Dubai 2025 men's tennis this week, and he will use Swiss veteran Wawrinka as a role model to inspire him.

Russian star Dmitry Medvedev

World No. 6 Medvedev is only 6-4 this season, and he has struggled to win a title since last year, but he is not discouraged and uses Wawrinka as a benchmark, saying: "I think I could be like a player like Wawrinka, who only won his first Grand Slam title at the age of 29, and even though he was beaten by those guys from time to time, he still 'it's okay, I'll do it again,' which is really inspiring." ”

"That's what I want to do, like I said, lately I've been a little bit lower than I expected, but I'm still very clear about what I can do, and I've proven many times before that when I'm playing my best tennis, when I'm at my best, I can beat anyone," Medvedev said. ”

Medvedev will face Germany Stru in the first round of the men's Open in Dubai.