Medvedev: “I will not cry in the room”

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Sunday’s loss to Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round of US Open The taste is especially bitter Daniel Medvedevas the Russian will also lose his world number one ranking by ending his title defense at New York.

Kyrgios’ 7-6 (11) 3-6 6-3 6-2 victory means the 26-year-old Medvedev will lose most of the 2,000 ranking points he gained by clinching his first World Cup title. Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows last year.

“I tried to be nice here, but I failed,” Medvedev told reporters. “I’m not going to cry in the room, but I’m a little disappointed. I’ll be sad for a few days, looking at my phone, laptop or watching some series.”

Third-placed Spaniard Rafa Nadal is on the front lines to regain the top spot when the rankings are updated next Monday, with no points to defend and playing in a hard-court major for the first time since 2019 .

The fourth classified, Carlos Alcaraz, and the Norwegian Casper Ruud, number seven in the world, also have options to reach the first place.

“It’s not the first thing in my mind walking after the match, saying, ‘Damn, I’m not going to be number one in the world anymore,'” Medvedev said, adding that losing the top spot would motivate him .

“Actually, I don’t know where I’ll be. Probably number three or four. Carlos will beat me. I really don’t know.”

After losing to Nadal in last year’s Australian Open final, Medvedev exited the French Open in the fourth round. The ban on Russian players from Wimbledon because of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine forced Medvedev to miss the grass-court major.

“Obviously last slam of the year. I didn’t do well enough. I didn’t win in Australia when I had a chance. I didn’t have the chance to play Wimbledon. Roland Garros, I lost in the fourth round. Here, fourth round,” he said.

“Yes, I should do better. I should get more points if I want to be number one in the world again.”

Source: La Verdad

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