Medvedev and bullets: "It's almost impossible to make a winning shot".

Daniil Medvedev made a successful debut in Beijing. Faced with Gaël Monfils, he proved solid enough to avoid the trap and win in two sets (6-3, 6-4).

Interviewed in the press conference, the Russian was naturally satisfied, but also criticized, rather firmly, the quality and above all the slowness of the balls used: "It was a difficult match. It's not at all easy to play here.

The balls... Every week on the calendar, I feel like they can't get any slower, but every week, I feel like they're at least as slow as the previous ones.

They're getting huge. After two games, it's almost impossible to make a winning move unless you have a very, very fast hand, like Sinner, Alcaraz or maybe Dimitrov.

At one point, we (with Gaël Monfils) were both aware that we couldn't make any winning shots: we ran and ran and put the ball inside the court.

I was able to do better, so I'm happy to have won. I think he was a bit more tired than I was."