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.
