Medvedev: “Right now, going to Rome is a risk”

The Russian Daniel Medvedevretired in the match against the Czech Jiri Leheckafrom the quarterfinals of Madrid Masters 1000regretted the injury he had sustained and, in the absence of evidence to determine the extent of the illness, He is struggling to attend the Masters 1000 in Rome, which he won last year.

“I felt good at the beginning, it was on a return after a serve and volley. I don’t know if I felt it. I wanted to run and I noticed that my hip was locked and I couldn’t run.. It’s very hard to know what’s going on. I then asked the physio if it could get worse and he said yes. “I tried to come back but my head did not allow me to give everything and at the end of the set I saw that it was absurd to continue,” said the Muscovite.

“I felt pain climbing the net. There is no need to continue. We have to do tests to see and knowing how long it will take me to recover. “Whether it’s five days or two weeks… I don’t know.”Medvedev mentioned.

In this tournament, JAnnik Sinner dropped out due to a hip problem and did not play his match against the Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime and Carlos Alcaraz arrived with an injury to his right arm. “Injuries are part of the sport and the more you play and the more intensity, the more risk your body is in. The surface changes, the matches… I try to take care of my skin but you never know. The weather, the cold But none of the injuries are related.

“Right now, going to Rome is a risk But I have to see how everything went, talk to the team because it’s good to go after winning last year. Now I just have to see what it is because we don’t know. “I don’t know if it’s serious or not.”said.

“It’s a shame because I started well. I feel like I entered the game well but it ended too soon. It’s a shame because it’s the first game against Jiri who is playing very well and I’m interested in playing against him,” Medvedev finished.