Insolite - Medvedev: "Dye my hair blond and write Botic on my T-shirt".

Daniil Medvedev is a player with an unusual personality.

Beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the Beijing semi-finals, the Russian revealed, with a smile on his face, what he had said to his tormentor at the moment of the handshake.

After a very good match, Medvedev was unable to find a solution on Thursday (defeat 7-5, 6-3).

Questioned in the press conference, he declared: "I told Carlos that for the next match, I was going to dye my hair blond and write Botic on my T-shirt (in reference to Botic van de Zandschulp, who beat Alcaraz in the 2nd round of the US Open).

Maybe that'll help. As I said, I played pretty well. I don't see how I could have beaten him.

For the next match, I've got to try something. Maybe unsettle him a bit. But that's a joke, of course (smile)."