Tennis
Medvedev reiterates his ‘message’ of ‘peace’
(Los Angeles) Russian Daniil Medvedev said he wanted “peace all over the world” on Wednesday in Indian Wells where he will show off his new status as world No.1 on the courts.
“My message is always the same, I want peace all over the world,” said the Australian Open finalist at a press conference, deprived of the Russian flag next to his name.
Tennis authorities have indeed decided that Russian and Belarusian players cannot compete under the name or flag of their country following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a situation to which is forced to s accommodate Daniil Medvedev.
“I want to play tennis, play in different countries, I want to promote my sport, commented the 26-year-old player. At the moment the situation is such that it’s the only way for me to play, so that’s what I’m going to do. »
Beaten in Australia by Rafael Nadal who conquered his 21 against himand Grand Slam title then again by the same player in the semi-finals in Acapulco, he could find the Spaniard in the semi-finals also in Indian Wells from where Novak Djokovic is absent due to the American regulations concerning COVID-19 .
Medvedev acknowledged that there was “a lot of pressure” to play as the world No.1 “but at the same time a lot of motivation”.
“The Australian Open made me mature,” added the Russian, who was fined $12,000 for getting angry with a referee in the semi-final against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. “I understood that I had a lot to work on myself”.
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Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.