Daniil Medvedev: ATP Recorded Interview

THE MODERATOR: Congratulations. Not the way you wanted to win, but…

DANIIL MEDVEDEV: Yeah, I mean, of course unfortunate. But Tallon I could see yesterday that maybe he had an injury. You never know how these injuries develop through the night. Sometimes they get easier and you can play, like with some soreness, and sometimes they get worse. I guess it got worse.

Look, I mean, I cannot do anything about it. I played a great tournament, the four matches I played. Of course, I wanted to play the final, but it is what it is. I played unbelievable level yesterday. I would in a way take it as a final for me. Happy to win the tournament.

THE MODERATOR: How do you feel going into the next tournaments?

DANIIL MEDVEDEV: Yeah, of course a lot of confidence. But tennis is a very fast-going sport. One week you can play not as you want, the other week you’re playing amazing. I just hope to bring this confidence from the four matches I played into Indian Wells, for sure.

But again, I would be kind of more disappointed if the whole week I would be struggling to find my level, like every match would be a battle.

I played unreal the whole week. I was actually really looking forward to the final, trying to play even better than I did.

But it is what it is. I’m really happy with the way the week turned out in general.

THE MODERATOR: What’s happening with Tallon, did you have it in your mind going into the final?

DANIIL MEDVEDEV: No, in contrary I knew he might have something, but many, many times we play injured players. Actually the moment you start thinking about, “Oh, maybe I make him move, I need to make him play,” it doesn’t work well.

So I was just ready to play my match, to play the way I want to play, to play the way I need to play. Unfortunately this would not happen. I won’t even have to think about it now.

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