MOSCOW, Aug 23 World number one Russian Daniil Medvedev expressed hope that that not participating in Wimbledon helped him to better prepare for the US Open (US Open), where he will defend his title. The US Open will be held from 29 August to 11 September. His reigning men's singles winner is Medvedev. «Will it help me that I didn't play Wimbledon, the US Open, and the rest of the year? I really hope so, though you can never be sure. Anyway, it got me spend a big three-week preparation for the US Open and the end of the season, which very rarely happens in the middle of the year. With my team, we have done a great job. Physically and mentally, I hope to play 100% before the end of the year, «Eurosport quotes Medvedev. The organizers of Wimbledon in April due to the situation in Ukraine, they refused to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete. In response, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) decided not to award Wimbledon ranking points. In June, the US Tennis Association (USTA) decided to allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to the US Open in a neutral status.
