MOSCOW, Aug 15 World No. 1 Russian Daniil Medvedev, speaking about the conflict with a fan who happened after the defeat at the tennis tournament in Montreal, said that he would not allow anyone to say nasty things about himself. The incident occurred on August 11 after the second round match of the Masters series tournament in Montreal, in which Medvedev lost to Australian Nick Kyrgios — 7 :6 (7:2), 4:6, 2:6. The Russian was leaving the court when one of the spectators shouted the word «loser» at him. The tennis player turned around and approached the fan. They began a tense dialogue, after which the Russian advised the man to «turn on his brains.» «It does not matter — after the match, during the tournament, on the street or at home — if someone laughs at me, I will answer. I went up to the guy and said: » What is the problem? Why do you say that? You shouldn't do this.» He could barely speak English. The people around him wanted him to apologize. But it doesn't matter. I will never let someone yell nasty things at me, I won't pass by without saying anything,» Medvedev quotes L 'Equipe.'When I have kids, I won't raise them to say bad things to people. Raise your child instead of telling me that! This is one of the first times this has happened to me in real life. Let's say so the more famous you become, especially as you climb up the rankings, the more likely it is that this could happen,» the 26-year-old Russian tennis player added.
