“I never want to do something fake,” Daniil Medvedev opens up on how he deals with the ‘tough’ crowds in matches

“I never want to do something fake,” Daniil Medvedev opens up on how he deals with the ‘tough’ crowds in matches

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev, the 26-year-old Russian professional is one of the best players on the planet right now, the world number 1 is developing a habit of winning titles wherever he plays. With one grand slam title in his name, Medvedev will be looking to defend the US Open title that he won last year in a thrilling final last year against Novak Djokovic.

Medvedev’s most recent title win came at the Los Cabos Open, after winning that title, he was eliminated in the first round of the Canadian Open by the hands of 27-year-old Australian Nick Kygios. He did manage to reach the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters event but he fell short to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last 4.

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Daniil Medvedev talks about how he deals with the crowds in the matches

Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev

With the US Open right around the corner, Daniil Medvedev recently talked about how missing this year’s Wimbledon gave him an extra boost for the tournament at Flushing Meadows this season. Now in his most recent interview, Medvedev talks about he deals with the crowds in his games.

He said, “When we talk about reception, I always say that I want to be myself and see what people think of me. Even sometimes it’s not good, and sometimes it doesn’t please me, I never want to do something fake. I don’t think that it is that tough to please the crowd every time you talk to them, every time you tell them that you love their city. When I look back at US Open nights, every night I got booed for a reason, it was not like there was no reason. All these moments, and especially the final against Rafa, gives me goosebumps because it was something special.”

“When I was young, I was hitting the ball as hard as I can. People would love it more, but I probably would not win a Grand Slam. But I do feel like when I interact with my fans, if they know little bit more of who I am in real life, they start to like me more,” Medvedev added further

In the first round of the 2022 US Open, Daniil Medvedev will be up against American professional Stefan Kozlov.

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