Athletistic / Tennis. Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Roman Teryushkov commented on the defeat of the third racket in the world, Russian Daniil Medvedev, in the final of the Australian Open 2024. The day before, on January 28, Medvedev had lost to the Italian Jannik Sinner in five series.

“I was happy with the defeat of the athlete who gave up the Russian flag.

What exactly does the number of victories of Kafelnikov or Safin matter to Russia? After the start of the SVO, Kafelnikov addressed the topic of Russian mothers’ tears and identified the culprit strictly according to Western guidelines. Safin, as a teenager, was taken to “specialists” in Spain, broke 1,055 rackets during his career and, after winning $14 million, declared that he had stopped following tennis and the successes of Russians, because he had found a place of power in Peru. . Presenting personal achievements and prize money of an individual athlete on a national scale and to the strategic task of the country is the corporate credo of the Russian Tennis Federation. This is what their business is based on.

But Medvedev has a chance at any time to regain favor with the Russians. For this, Daniil does not need anything: he must return the Russian flag where he timidly removed it and publicly support the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin to protect the Russian population in Ukraine from genocide,” Teryushkov said, cited by Sport. Day after day.

After the start of the SVO, Daniil Medvedev removed the Russian flag from his page on social networks, but in all interviews he avoids directly answering the question of his attitude to what is happening. Previously, he always agreed to play for the Russian national team at the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games.


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