At Masters 1000 de Indian Wells, Daniil Medvedev will defend the number 1 ranking for the first time, although he will not be able to do so showing the colors of his country due to the decision made by the ATP and the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
In this regard, he maintained: “My message is always the same, I want peace in the whole world“. In turn, the Russian stated, in a press conference that “I want to play tennis, play in various countries, I want to promote my sport. Right now the situation is that that’s the only way I can play, so that’s what I’m going to do.”
For his part, Medvedev was introspective and referred to his time at the Australian Open: “made me mature. She felt a lot of pressure but at the same time great motivation. I understood that I had a lot to work on myself“, referring to the $12,000 fine he suffered for his protests to the chair umpire in his semi-final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
