Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev said he will try to keep his sensational start to the year going as the tour shifts to the claycourt season, but said he is realistic about his prospects on a surface where he has enjoyed far less success.

The Russian called himself a “hardcourt specialist” at Indian Wells last month while complaining about the slow speed of the courts and it is hard to argue with his expertise. He won his fourth hardcourt event of the year in Miami on Sunday with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Jannik Sinner and his lone Grand Slam title came on the US Open’s concrete courts in 2021.