Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev after the victory over the Hungarian Marton Fukovic in the third round of Wimbledon, he noted the behavior of fans trying to support an inferior player on the count.
Medvedev qualified for the 1/8 finals of Wimbledon, beating Fucovic with a score of 4:6, 6:3, 6:4, 6:4.
– A very difficult match, three hours, Marton plays well on the grass, a strong opponent. I’m happy that after the first set, I was able to act better in key moments, I recovered several break points. Glad to have moved on.
– You are good friends, you know each other very well, did that complicate the situation?
– Of the 100 tennis players on the circuit, you know 90 of them, they know you, and it’s always difficult to resist them. We played Challengers, Grand Slams, I hope I have to meet him again.
– You have reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the US Open 2022. Is it fair to say that this time you have more hope for Wimbledon?
– I want to perform well here, last year I did not participate. So far for me this is the worst Grand Slam tournament in terms of results, the fourth round is the biggest achievement so far. I even reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. I have a big motivation to change that, but the further the opponents get stronger.
– It feels like the fans are on your side, they will support you until the end of the tournament.
– If we talk about the public at Wimbledon, then I like that they always support whoever loses, they want to see a match in five sets. Then they started cheering Marton a bit more but it’s ok he started giving in, they wanted a comeback to make the game last longer. I thought, “Five sets, how’s that going to be?” Then they will consider who has won the most games? It’s fun to support whoever is behind to give them strength. It’s hard for someone in the lead, but fair. I like it,” Medvedev said on the pitch after the game.
The Russian’s next Wimbledon opponent will be determined by the results of the match between 16th seeded American Tommy Paul and Czech Jiri Legechka.
Source : MatchTV
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