{"id":25982,"date":"2025-07-26T22:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T22:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/25982\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T22:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T22:50:08","slug":"coco-gauffs-former-coach-says-players-should-never-be-allowed-to-do-what-daniil-medvedev-did-vs-corentin-moutet-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/25982\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff\u2019s former coach says players should \u2018never be allowed\u2019 to do what Daniil Medvedev did vs Corentin Moutet in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brad Gilbert has suggested that tennis players should \u2018never\u2019 be allowed to do one thing which Daniil Medvedev has just done in his match against Corentin Moutet.<\/p>\n<p>With the two meeting in the quarter-finals of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/washington-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Open<\/a>, there was plenty at stake between two wildly unpredictable players seeking to put together a run of form.<\/p>\n<p>However, when the 2021 US Open champion rushed into a one-set lead, the result seemed a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, the unpredictability of <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/daniil-medvedev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniil Medvedev\u2019s<\/a> form made him an easy target for a turnaround upset, which is exactly what Moutet engineered.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2227025076-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Daniil Medvedev holds his hands up and shrugs his shoulders\" \/>Photo by Scott Taetsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He claimed the result with one of the most ridiculous match points in recent memory, as the two exchanged volleys, lobs, drop shots and deep groundstrokes.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, it was what Medvedev did mid-match that really caught Gilbert\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Gilbert insists tennis must make a rule change<\/p>\n<p>As a former coach of Coco Gauff\u2019s, and Andre Agassi\u2019s once upon a time, his opinion on tennis is invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that be on what a player needs to improve, or the wider concerns within the sport, his analytical approach makes him a pundit always worth listening to.<\/p>\n<p>However, his claim, which he posted on X, was more of a reactionary feeling after he watched Medvedev take a medical time-out mid-way through a service game with the scores at 2-4, 15\/15 in the second set.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">just my 2 cents you should never be allowed to get injury TO  in middle of game, especially on opponents serv,instantly you should have to forfeit the game<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bgtennisnation\/status\/1948832039328690312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">July 25, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert took issue with this, and even went as far as to suggest that, if a player has to do this, they should forfeit the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/daniil-medvedev-has-a-fantastic-opportunity-after-a-major-rival-loses-at-the-washington-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Medvedev\u2019s exit marks a missed opportunity at Washington<\/a> after seeds like Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Musetti and Frances Tiafoe all lost.<\/p>\n<p>Daniil Medvedev\u2019s tough 2025 continues<\/p>\n<p>Just when it seemed like Medvedev was getting his mojo back, he has once again been dealt an upset.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to be becoming something of a theme, with the Russian having endured so many false dawns of late.<\/p>\n<p>2025 in general, though, has not been anywhere near good enough for the former world number one.<\/p>\n<p>He is yet to get past the second round at any of the three Grand Slams played thus far, with his last title at any level coming mid-way through 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This is a drought that is showing no signs of ending either, given how poor his year has been.<\/p>\n<p>Washington marked a great opportunity for Medvedev to end that barren run by reaching the semi-finals, with Moutet, on paper, being a player who should not have troubled him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>And yet, despite being a set up, he conspired to lose yet another match that few would have expected him to.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, these upsets are becoming rather commonplace for the 29-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brad Gilbert has suggested that tennis players should \u2018never\u2019 be allowed to do one thing which Daniil 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