The audience supports Nadal! Medvedev roared: In the future, only for the Russians

At the end of the 2022 Australian Open men's singles war, Medvedev was greatly reversed by Nadal in the first two sets, and at the post-match press conference, Medvedev pointed the finger at the audience, believing that the fans were interested in supporting Nadal because they were Russians. It has to be mentioned that the enraged Medvedev made a promise to fight only for the Russians in the future.

Before Medvedev was interviewed after the game, he told a sad story about himself, suggesting that he had come to this day without much support. "When I picked up the racket when I was 6 years old, time flew by. When I was 12 years old, I played in some Russian tournaments, saw some superstars on TV show themselves, loved by the fans, and dreamed of becoming like them one day. ”

Subsequently, Medvedev mentioned two moments, namely the 2017 French Open loss to Benjamin Boonzi and the 2020 French Open loss to Herbert, "I remember that Bunzi is now in the top 100 in the world, when I attended the press conference, only a Russian reporter was on the scene, I had a question mark in my mind, this is a Grand Slam tournament, is this true? It was so surprising, and the match against Herbert, I was disappointed with the fans and everything, so I was gracious and responded to all the questions in two words, the Italian reporter asked me some questions, a few Russians asked me some questions, and again, a child doubted whether to continue his dream. ”

After recounting his experience, Medvedev cut to the chase, stressing that in the future he would play only for himself and those who blessed him. "From this moment on, I fight for myself, for my family, for those who trust me, and of course, for all Russians. I want to tell you that if before the French Open and Wimbledon, there were hard-court events in Moscow, I would play in Moscow, even if I missed Wimbledon and the French Open. Kids don't dream anymore, they just play for themselves, that's it, that's my story. ”

For the Australian Open showdown, the audience one-sidedly supported Nadal, Medvedev angrily criticized the audience during the final for being brainless, and after the game, he also expressed dissatisfaction. In Medvedev's view, he was targeted because he was a Russian, "I think nationality is the key, Russian tennis has a low, I think I am working hard, I hope to get more people to support us." 」 But that's right, as I've seen, when you play against other national players, they choose to support our opponents rather than the Russians. ”

Medvedev said that in the final there are often boos to distract themselves, "I give an example, in the decisive set, there will be some people who will appear, some people will scream, I am surprised, there are 1,000 people who will make such a sound of booing, which is disappointing and disrespectful. ”

"Again, that dreaming kid is gone from today on, and in this case it's going to be even harder to keep playing tennis." Despite his dissatisfaction with the audience, Medvedev had a lot of respect for Nadal, and he used a word at the press conference to evaluate Nadal, "Unreal, Nadal is incredible." ”