MOSCOW, Jan 30 Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev said that during the final meeting of the Australian Open against the Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Sunday «stopped dreaming». On Sunday in Melbourne, Medvedev lost to Nadal, leading 2-0 in sets, with a score of 6:2, 7:6 (7:5), 4:6, 4 :6, 5:7. The match lasted 5 hours and 24 minutes. Medvedev lost in the Australian Open final for the second time in a row. Last year, the Russian lost to Serbian Novak Djokovic. «I won't explain why exactly, but today during the match I stopped dreaming. Now I play only for myself and my family, to provide for it. For those who believe in me. Of course, I will play for the Russians — because I feel great support from them.If there is a hard tournament in Moscow before Roland Garros or Wimbledon, I will go there, even if I miss Roland Garros or Wimbledon. The child in me stopped dreaming. I play for myself,» Medvedev said at a press conference, the video of which was published on the Wide World of Sports YouTube channel.
