Djokovic called the reason for the removal of Medvedev from the face-to-face meeting

October 8Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic revealed that Russian Daniil Medvedev pulled an adductor thigh muscle during the semi-final match at the ATP 500 tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)Astana Open08 October 2022 • start at 15:35FinishedNovak DjokovicSerbia1 : 14: 67:60:0Daniil MedvedevRussiaMedvedev withdrew from the match against Djokovic after the second set. The Russian won the first set and lost in the second in a tie-break — 6:4, 6:7 (6:8). «I really hope that his injury is not very serious. Daniil is a great guy, a fighter and a great opponent. He will not stop the match if he does not feel that he cannot continue. He said that he pulled the adductor muscle in his leg, «the official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals quotes Djokovic. «It was a tense match, especially in the second set. I would probably «He said he played better in both sets. I fought and tried to find a way out of the situation. I found a way to win the second set, but I'm sorry for the tournament, for the people who enjoyed the battle, and for Daniil that it all ended like this,» added the tennis player. Djokovic strengthened his advantage in a personal confrontation with Medvedev. Now the Serbian has seven victories and four defeats. In the final of the tournament in Astana, he will play with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.