Medvedev: "I have never fought with anyone"
The Russian continues to reflect on what happened in Beijing with his ball hitting a fan and spoke in Shanghai about his complex personality on the court.
Daniil Medvedev tends to generate a lot of discussions with his attitude on the court, but what happened in Tokyo does not represent his identity as an athlete at all. He made sure to argue this from the moment he was disqualified for the unfortunate ball incident and in the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2026, he reflected on how different he is on and off the court.
A few hours after the incident involving a fan, Medvedev visited the hospital where the fan was admitted to inquire about his health and did not shy away from his responsibility. He accepted the disqualification, expressed regret for what happened, and explained that it was not intentional and he would never have thought of putting a fan's health at risk.
Medvedev claims to be a calm person off the court
The Russian reaffirmed that it was not done on purpose and that a bad bounce of the ball caused it to hit poorly and fly into the eye of that fan. A few days after the incident, Daniil continued to reflect on the topic, as indicated by his words in a conversation with the Russian media BBTennis, where he contemplates how different he can be on and off the court.
"I don’t think I have a double personality; it’s all part of the same one, but it is true that my behavior on the court is somewhat different than off it. I am a calm person, I have never fought with anyone in my life, not even in school. I consider myself a much calmer person in real life than on the court because the emotions we experience as tennis players are tremendous," stated Daniil Medvedev, who needs a great performance in Shanghai to get back in the fight for the ATP Finals.
The loss of the ATP ranking points earned in Beijing has placed the Russian under maximum pressure if he wants to finish the season among the top eight of the year. There have been many bizarre episodes of Daniil Medvedev on the court, but nothing has been as serious as last week's incident. He wants to move on and reconcile with himself, something that a great performance in the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 2026 could help with.
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