Medvedev on disapproval: ‘It will be difficult for me to continue playing tennis if this is the case’

Daniel Medvedev was particularly emotional in the press conference after Rafael Nadal’s lost final at the Australian Open.

Despite the fact that he spent a lot of time and in his statements in court did not mention the problem of fans and disapproval of his face, he did it in the press conference without a spin.

Asked about his dreams and course so far, the Russian (No. 2) said: “Today was one of those moments when the child stopped dreaming. I will not say why. From now on I will only play for myself, for my family, to offer something to my family, for the people who trust me. and for all Russians because I feel the support. I will say this: If there is a hard surface tournament in Moscow before Roland Garros or Wimbledon, I will go there even if I lose Wimbledon or Roland Garros.” The kid will only play for himself. That’s it. That’s my story, thanks for listening.”

Speaking before Rafa’s serve in the fifth set and saying Pame Daniel, thousands would say ‘ts, ts, ts’. That noise. I didn’t listen to it before my own service. It’s disrespectful, frustrating. I’m not sure if I want to play after 30. From today on, the child will no longer dream. “It will be difficult for me to keep playing tennis if that’s the case.”

Then he said in reference to the game: “If we talk about tennis, I’m not that disappointed. It was a huge game. Certainly I could have done some small details better at some point to win. This is tennis, this is life. Rafa played incredible.” After the 2-0 “I pushed him, in the fifth set I tried to get him going. He was incredible. He was very strong. The way he played was terrible, but we all know how he can play.”

He might not have thought about it, or it might not have been the main thing on his mind, but it was definitely somewhere in his head that he was going to write a story. Anyway, he has my respect. “I really did my best and he has my respect for managing to win me over.”