Medvedev – "I guess I won’t forgive him (Tsitsipas) for what he said in Shanghai"

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

– I wouldn’t say I treat him (Tsitsipas) in a special way, but to be honest: after his interview in Shanghai, I told myself that now, I probably won’t forgive him, I will remember all that I see in him and speak about it to the camera. If he believes that he can say such things, then I will hurt him. If it has to be trash talk, then it will be trash talk.

– You mean what he said about your tennis being boring?

– Yes. I believe that such an opinion has a right to be. I probably would’ve listened to it from any other person, but I think the others wouldn’t say that. Take Sasha Zverev for example: maybe he also considers my tennis boring. But he went to the reporters and said: "I don’t think so, Daniil is a cool player, he achieved great results." And Stefanos - apparently, I strongly offended him with something: I don’t understand how exactly. But, then, I will offend him more.

– Joint photo with Tsitsipas and Kyrgios – was the idea of Kyrgios?

– It wasn’t someone’s idea. We flew together – why not take a picture? At that time, I always said: Tsitsipas and I are not enemies, far from friends, but we are work partners. But now I will say that we are probably enemies.

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I Am Finnish · Nov 11, 2019

@Meles
@stringertom
@Rafa.the.Magnificent

Rafa.the.Magnificent · Nov 11, 2019

No antagonism there at all, eh? Oi!

Sport · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
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Rabin · Nov 11, 2019

I'm here for it, let's have some antagonism in the NextGen rivalries.

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

Rabin said:
I'm here for it, let's have some antagonism in the NextGen rivalries.

It’s been a long time since the last continuous beef in ATP. What was it even? Maybe Federer vs Djokovic, but it wasn’t that evident.

Rabin · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
It’s been a long time since the last continuous beef in ATP. What was it even? Maybe Federer vs Djokovic, but it wasn’t that evident.

I mean, there's Rafa and Nick and Djoko/Nick. But that's so lopsided, I can't really have any fun with it.

Meles · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
– I wouldn’t say I treat him (Tsitsipas) in a special way, but to be honest: after his interview in Shanghai, I told myself that now, I probably won’t forgive him, I will remember all that I see in him and speak about it to the camera. If he believes that he can say such things, then I will hurt him. If it has to be trash talk, then it will be trash talk.

– You mean what he said about your tennis being boring?

– Yes. I believe that such an opinion has a right to be. I probably would’ve listened to it from any other person, but I think the others wouldn’t say that. Take Sasha Zverev for example: maybe, he also considers my tennis boring. But he went to the reporters and said: "I don’t think so, Daniil is a cool player, he achieved great results." And Stefanos - apparently, I strongly offended him with something: I don’t understand how exactly. But, then, I will offend him more.

– Joint photo with Tsitsipas and Kyrgios – was the idea of Kyrgios?

– It wasn’t someone’s idea. We flew together – why not take a picture? At that time, I always said: Tsitsipas and I are not enemies, far from friends, but we are work partners. But now I will say that we are probably enemies.

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Translated from Russian by:
@Yugram

Dondon · Nov 11, 2019

Ignite the rivalry yes

King No1e · Nov 11, 2019

I like Medvedev. He's a straight shooter and takes no Bullsheet.

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

Rabin said:
I mean, there's Rafa and Nick and Djoko/Nick. But that's so lopsided, I can't really have any fun with it.

Rafa def hates Nick, but he’ll never say something impolite about him. With Djokovic I’m not sure he even cares about Kyrgios’ existence, lol.

vanioMan · Nov 11, 2019

Medvedev is Austin and Tsitsipas is Shawn

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1193910528198037506

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

Maybe Medvedev should’ve given less interviews and practice for WTF instead?

He had all the needed rest after Chardy exposed him in Paris and the best he could offer today was 6-7 4-6 with 0 breakpoints.

I Am Finnish · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
Maybe Medvedev should’ve given less interviews and practice for WTF instead?

He had all the needed rest after Chardy exposed him in Paris and the best he could offer today was 6-7 4-6 with 0 breakpoints.

Chardy killed his soul

Gazelle · Nov 11, 2019

This Zeus-Ivan rivalry will be most interesting one in the coming years.

guitarra · Nov 11, 2019

I'm loving it. We need a little bit of spice after the BIG3 boring political crap talk.

Come on, the two of you! Keep that relationship boiling!

Sport · Nov 11, 2019

guitarra said:
I'm loving it. We need a little bit of spice after the BIG3 boring political crap talk.

Come on, the two of you! Keep that relationship boiling!

Yep. Medvedev-Tsitsipas is the real deal. Only real rivalry outside the Big 3.

r2473 · Nov 11, 2019

I’m offended by Medvedevs comments and want this thread removed. Such racist speech has no place here.

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1193948101444341765

I Am Finnish · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1193948101444341765

junior74 · Nov 11, 2019

Sport said:
Yep. Medvedev-Tsitsipas is the real deal. Only real rivalry outside the Big 3.

Love it.

Kyrgios has something going against Rafa and Novak, as well

Mainad · Nov 11, 2019

Must be galling for him to lose for the 1st time in 6 meetings to Tsitsipas today (and in straights to boot) in their joint debut appearances at the O2!

ron schaap · Nov 11, 2019

Дво́е дер́утся -- тре́тий не меша́й.

Legend of Borg · Nov 11, 2019

i thought they were cool now?

i saw some tweets on TrollTennis with Med making some funny remark on instagram and thought to myself "they've gotten past it, they're on good terms now"

guess not

King No1e · Nov 11, 2019

I really can't blame Dani for holding a grudge. Stuffedcrust ********* has done all he can to get on his bad side.

James P · Nov 11, 2019

Love the bantz. Gotta back it up, though!

Fairhit · Nov 11, 2019

At last something interesting from next gen.

r2473 · Nov 11, 2019

Fairhit said:
At last something interesting from next gen.

Interesting in a tennis sense or in a WTA drama sense?

Fairhit · Nov 11, 2019

r2473 said:
Interesting in a tennis sense or in a WTA drama sense?

Anything interesting from next gen is to be treasured, the Big 3 gave us the best tennis, the next gen is not up to that task so at least they could give us some trash talk, anything better than another boring generation that sparks nothing in the fans.

March31 · Nov 11, 2019

Lol, I'm so glad I don't visit Russian ~~trashtalk~~ sports sites anymore.

UnderratedSlam · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
Rafa def hates Nick, but he’ll never say something impolite about him. With Djokovic I’m not sure he even cares about Kyrgios’ existence, lol.

Novak and Rafa are in their 30s and established GOATs. Nick is a loud little insecure child with comparatively little success (mildly put). Would YOU reply to and argue with Nick in their places?

Of course not.

They treat Nick like a pesky little fly.

Red Rick · Nov 11, 2019

I wanna see them in a cage fight rather than in a tennis match.

UnderratedSlam · Nov 11, 2019

Fairhit said:
At last something interesting from next gen.

At last? They've been a lot more interesting.

The good thing about millennial tennis is the DRAMA. We didn't have much drama until the millennials showed up. They are extremely sensitive and have little dignity.

Extremely sensitive + little dignity = heated rivalries/trash-talking = fun for tennis fans

UnderratedSlam · Nov 11, 2019

Red Rick said:
I wanna see them in a cage fight rather than in a tennis match.

How about a tennis match IN a cage?

Sort of Ultimate Fighting with rackets and 1000 balls.

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

Red Rick said:
I wanna see them in a cage fight rather than in a tennis match.

Nadal would be the GOAT of this surface.

kevaninho · Nov 11, 2019

Fairhit said:
Anything interesting from next gen is to be treasured, the Big 3 gave us the best tennis, the next gen is not up to that task so at least they could give us some trash talk, anything better than another boring generation that sparks nothing in the fans.

Its a generation thing. People in general don't respect others now the way they used to.
Federer, Nadal etc have obviously been brought up to respect. Kids nowadays are just trash in general, and this is what we are seeing from NK etc.

TheGhostOfAgassi · Nov 11, 2019

Fantastic!!
Shows mental strength from Stefanos after all those dumb Medvedev comments.

Tsitsipas writing on the camera; Keep fighting, keep loving
Well done Tsitsipas. My favourite after Rafa.

wangs78 · Nov 11, 2019

I like Med's response. Hard to disagree. If he (Stefanos) wants to be my enemy, then so be it, we are probably enemies!

But is the enemy of my enemy my friend?

Djokodal Fan · Nov 11, 2019

I like how Sisipas calls spade a spade. Med is boring to watch which is exactly what he told. If Med doesn't like it , he should just ignore and move on. He should actually focus on beating the greek everytime to shut his mouth.

He just lost to the greek in WTF, so this should get interesting in coming years

The Fedfather · Nov 11, 2019

Medvedev just says how he feels without pretending to be morally better or sophisticated to get approval from others. I definitely respect that, and it's also kind of endearing because that's how children usually are.

A rarity to see an adult who's so straightforward.

CiscoPC600 · Nov 11, 2019

#teamtsitipas

fmadej · Nov 11, 2019

Delete

The Green Mile · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1193948101444341765

SaintPetros · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
It’s been a long time since the last continuous beef in ATP. What was it even? Maybe Federer vs Djokovic, but it wasn’t that evident.

It was from Fed's side, as he made a number of low class jibes at Djokovic and even his family

Yugram · Nov 11, 2019

SaintPetros said:
It was from Fed's side, as he made a number of low class jibes at Djokovic and even his family

What can I say... pure gentleman.

van_Loederen · Nov 11, 2019

Legend of Borg said:
i thought they were cool now?

i saw some tweets on TrollTennis with Med making some funny remark on instagram and thought to myself "they've gotten past it, they're on good terms now"

guess not

call him bullsheet russian, he will forgive you (relatively quickly at that),
but what he won't ever forgive is when you call his tennis boring.

Yugram said:
"Take Sasha Zverev for example: maybe he also considers my tennis boring. But he went to the reporters and said: "I don’t think so, Daniil is a cool player, he achieved great results."

i can't

he picked Z of all players, the only one with no rights to complain

TheGhostOfAgassi · Nov 11, 2019

van_Loederen said:
call him bullsheet russian, he will forgive you (relatively quickly at that),
but what he won't ever forgive is when you call his tennis boring.

i can't
he picked Z of all players, the only one with no rights to complain

But Medvedevs game is indeed boring.
Stefanos more skilled and fun to watch.

Legend of Borg · Nov 11, 2019

i hope Sissypass turns this matchup around

SaintPetros · Nov 11, 2019

Yugram said:
What can I say... pure gentleman.

p.r.-erer

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