Daniil Medvedev makes a last-minute withdrawal from the Ultimate Tennis Showdown following the ‘toughest two weeks’ on the Tour

Former World No.1 Daniil Medvedev made an unfortunate withdrawal from the Ultimate Tennis Showdown. Following his stellar performance at the US Open 2023, the Russian had to withdraw from the tournament. He called the two weeks of the US Open the toughest weeks of his career as he stepped back from the UTS.

“I just wanted to let you know that unfortunately, I won’t be able to play UTS in Frankfurt this year,” said Medvedev. He also admitted that the last two weeks were hard on his body. He also called them the toughest weeks of his career. Medvedev has taken every opportunity to mention that the conditions in New York were not suitable and that these conditions could bring about health hazards for the players. While the Russian is in red-hot form, he still pulled out of the UTS to give his body time to recover.

Medvedev said that he was really disappointed that he could not play. “It’s really disappointing because I really wanted to play, “ he revealed. He also admitted that he really liked the format of the tournament and was quite eager to be a part of it. He also took the time to wish the players and the tournament itself his best wishes. “Hopefully it’s going to be a great show as always and I hope to see you guys next time, “ he said as he addressed his fans.

With the rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic up in flames, Medvedev was flying under the radar for the duration of the US Open. However, the former US Open champion showed the tennis world that he was indeed playing a good game by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final at Flushing Meadows. However, he was set up against Novak Djokovic for the final. It was Djokovic who ultimately won the title. However, Medvedev still showed that he had a great tournament as well.

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Daniil Medvedev talks about his fall in the US Open final

Medvedev had quite a heavy fall in his final match against Novak Djokovic at the US Open. When asked about the impact of this fall on the game, he said, “Yeah, I felt nothing.” The Russian also explained the thoughts which went through his head after the fall. He talked about how he was pondering about the possibility of the fall being a dangerous one.

“Actually, when the moment I fell, I was, like, Man, this could have been not dangerous but I could have hurt myself, “ said the Russian. He also mentioned another problem he had during the second set. He said the pain was increasing rapidly in the third set.

However, Medvedev also said that he would not blame his loss on the pain he was experiencing. He said that maybe if he would have won the second set, the pain would have been reduced. But with the constant failures he took, the pain was increasing exponentially, according to Medvedev.

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