Tennis
“Pulled a muscle.” Daniil Medvedev explained why he withdrew from the match against Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev / Photo: © Tim Clayton – Corbis / Contributor / Corbis Sport / Gettyimages.com
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev toldChampionship“, which withdrew from the semifinal match at the tournament in Astana against Novak Djokovic due to a muscle injury.
The opponents played two sets on the court. The first set was left for the Russian tennis player (6:4), the second one was won by the Serb on a tie-break. After that, Medvedev was unable to continue the game.
– At 1:0 on the tie-break in the second set, I felt a click in my left leg when I hit from the left in an open stance. At first I thought it might be a cramp. After the point, I realized that it was not a cramp. I immediately felt that I had pulled a muscle. My head is spinning,” Medvedev said.
In the final, Djokovic will play with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who had previously beaten Andrey Rublev in the semi-finals.
Source: Sportbox
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