Medvedev described in detail the injury in the game with Djokovic

MOSCOW, Oct 8Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev said that he suffered a sprained or torn leg muscle during the semifinal match with Serb Novak Djokovic 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 the second in the tie-break — 6:4, 6:7 (6:8). «At 1:0 in the tie-break in the second set, I felt a click in my left leg. First, for a second right during I thought that maybe it was a cramp — the match was hard. After the point, I felt that, most likely, it was not a cramp, which, most likely, for the first time, as in football, I felt that I had pulled a muscle. I even felt a little dizzy, I didn’t know what to do, because I realized that even if I suddenly win, then tomorrow, most likely, I won’t go to the match. completely tear the muscle, and there is no point in that,» Medvedev said at a press conference, quoted by the ATP website. «I feel that there is either a sprain or a gap. Monaco, I will take a picture and work with my team I have a person in the team who works with the Monaco football club , there such injuries happen more often, he will know more depending on the sprain, how many weeks it is,» the tennis player added. Medvedev also said that he liked the match with Djokovic, and noted that both he and the Serb had chances. “The match was cool, and I felt that there was a struggle, there are chances for me and for him. The way I felt in terms of tennis at this tournament was the best since Australia, and immediately the mood rises, there are many hopes, I felt that I could win. It's a shame that my body let me down a little, but again, this is the first time in a big match for me,» Medvedev said.