The official list of Russian athletes who will participate in the Olympic tournament has been released, including confirmations and exclusions Last March 6, the International Tennis Federation allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Olympic Games in Paris under a white flag and therefore as a neutral state, due to the Russian invasion … Read more
The Russian and the American had beautiful words for their young Italian colleague Jannik Sinner has captured the sympathy of fans and opponents for many of his qualities that go beyond the tennis court. Kindness, humility, simplicity, work ethic, confidentiality and, at the same time, sympathy. The young Italian, new ATP No.1, has frankly achieved an … Read more
The nominations for those claiming neutral status at the Olympic Games when it comes to Russian players have been confirmed albeit with a caveat which could stop many in their tracks making it to Paris. Daniil Medvedev is probably the most certain to be making it and flying the flag for Russia. The issue that has arose with … Read more
Daniil Medvedev gave his take on the polarizing topic of Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There is some controversy about Russian athletes participating in the Olympics because of the War in Ukraine. There have been many calls from different sides to ban Russian athletes, with even the Parisian mayor speaking about the topic. … Read more
Daniil Medvedev struggled with blisters against Alex de Minaur in Paris World no. 5 Daniil Medvedev will not compete in s-Hertogenbosch next week, prolonging the start of his grass-court swing. Daniil suffered the fourth-round loss at Roland Garros, struggling with blisters and losing to Alex de Minaur 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in two hours and 49 minutes. The … Read more
Daniil Medvedev won’t be starting his 2024 grass-court season early, as he made a decision to postpone the start after an exit from the Roland Garros. The last match the Russian played was in Paris at Roland Garros, and it wasn’t very good. He took on Alex de Minaur and was bested in four sets in a … Read more
The Russian tennis player – at the press conference – also explained the reasons for the defeat against Alex De Minaur “Statistically I would say that Novak Djokovic is suffering with his leg, so I don’t know. Right now, looking at Novak dealing with this problem, I would say Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner, because … Read more
Medvedev always used to pose questions to himself about his personality. Daniil Medvedev funnily revealed that all of his life he used to wonder what was the reason behind his fiery personality but then becoming a father and seeing how his daughter reacts in certain ways made him understand that it is probably something in … Read more
Medvedev asked about Swiatek complaining that the French Open crowd was disruptive during her match versus Naomi Osaka. Daniil Medvedev came to Iga Swiatek’s defense by pointing out that making noises while a player is about to hit the ball isn’t acceptable but also made a very interesting point by explaining that loud crowds would … Read more
Former World No.1 Daniil Medvedev cannot seem to escape late-night match finishes, a theme that has been criticized by Rennae Stubbs, former coach of tennis great Serena Williams. The Russian was again involved in another late-night thriller at this year’s Roland Garros. Medvedev kicked off his French Open campaign by overcoming German Dominik Koepfer, digging deep into his reserves to … Read more