MOSCOW, March 10 Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev noted that the status of the first racket world adds pressure and motivation at the same time.Thursday starts the tournament in American Indian Wells, which will be the first for Medvedev as the leader of the world rankings. The first seeded Russian will start the tournament from the second round and will play under a neutral flag due to the situation in Ukraine. «This adds pressure, but also gives even more motivation. I will try to do my best, this is also another tournament where you try to score as many points as possible. 1000 points are played here, but again, the composition of the participants is very strong, so it will not be easy, «Medvedev said, quoted by the website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Medvedev topped the rating on February 28. In January, he played in the final of the Grand Slam tournament for the fourth time (at the Australian Open), losing in five sets to Spaniard Rafael Nadal. At that time, Serbian Novak Djokovic was the leader in the world rankings, he will not perform in Indian Wells. “I think the defeat at the Australian Open made me more mature. I realized that I still have something to work on,” Medvedev said.
