Medvedev continues to complain about bullets: "It puts me at a disadvantage".

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Jules Hypolite

le 30/10/2024 à 15h44

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Eliminated on his debut at the Paris Masters 1000, Daniil Medvedev once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the quality of the balls.

The Russian, who was crowned champion four years ago in Paris, has not progressed beyond the 2nd round since the 2021 edition, when he reached the final.

This is his third consecutive first-round defeat at the Paris tournament, which he explains in part by the poor quality of his balls: "This is the most first-round eliminations I've had since 2018, or even before. And there's a reason for that.

I don't want to seem like the guy who's crying because he lost in the first round. I made the semi-finals in Beijing and the quarter-finals in Shanghai. I complained there, even though I won some matches.

Some players like this ball and I understand that. I complain because it puts me at a disadvantage. If you take six balls from a new box, watch them bounce up close, all six will be different. I don't think that's normal."