“Wonder why he said that,” Daniil Medvedev expresses blunt confusion over Carlos Alcaraz’s Olympics over Grand Slam statement

Daniil Medvedev disagrees with Carlos Alcaraz as he puts Grand Slam ahead of the Olympics.

“Wonder why he said that,” Daniil Medvedev expresses blunt confusion over Carlos Alcaraz’s Olympics over Grand Slam statement

Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz (image via: Marca.com)

Carlos Alcaraz recently admitted during an interview that winning the gold medal in the Olympics is much more important than winning a Grand Slam. The Spaniard stated that taking part in the Olympics and winning a medal for his country was his main objective for the season. Alcaraz is currently defending his title in the Argentina Open. He is through to the semi-final of the tournament where Nicolas Jarry awaits him.

The Olympics will be taking place in the clay court this time around. Owing to this the World No.2 was asked whether he would like to win the Olympics or the French Open. The Spaniard had replied:

I would say the Olympic title. It’s a dream for me to bring gold home to my country Spain.
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Not only the Spaniard but also the current World No.1 Novak Djokovic has expressed his dream of winning an Olympic gold. However, the Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev was pretty much surprised by this statement of Alcaraz.

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In his recent interview with Eurosport, the World No.3 stated:

I'm a little surprised by Carlos' words. I wonder why he said that. Was it because he watched the Olympics when he was young, or for different reasons? Because it's really interesting. When I played in the Tokyo Olympics, I really wanted to play well and after my defeat (against Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarterfinals) I was really disappointed and for a week I felt really bad, which didn't help me.
Daniil Medvedev said

Daniil Medvedev puts Grand Slam ahead of the Olympics unlike Carlos Alcaraz

The Paris Olympics 2024 is just around the corner and will be taking place from 27th July to 4th August. The event will be taking place in the iconic Roland Garros. Which will also host the French Open. There have been different opinions among the tennis players regarding the prioritization of the Olympics or the Grand Slam for this season.

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev disagrees with statement of Carlos Alcaraz in which he prioritizes the Olympics more than the Grand Slam.
Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz (image via: Tennis.com)

According to Medvedev the Olympics indeed is a huge event that everybody wants to win. However, as per him, the Grand Slams are a step ahead of the Olympics. In his interview, he said:

It's a very big event that every player dreams of winning. But I think the Grand Slams have, in my opinion, a head starts and are a little bit more important in tennis.
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The Russian recently withdrew from the ongoing Rotterdam Open and the tournament in Doha due to fatigue. This comes after a toiling Australian Open for the Russian player during which he created the record of playing in the most number of sets in a Grand Slam.

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