Daniil Medvedev admitted he felt ‘sorry’ for his good friend Andrey Rublev after seeing off his fellow Russian on the ATP Finals.
The world No three strolled to a 6-4, 6-2 success over the fifth seed to precise revenge on Rublev after his defeat within the 2022 event, and Medvedev defined his view about overcoming his good friend.
“To be sincere, on court docket, I don’t know the way it’s for him. For me on court docket, pals and enemies don’t exist. I simply attempt to win the match.
“I don’t take into consideration the rest, however when the final level is completed, it’s like I really feel sorry for him. If he beats me, I imply, final yr was brutal when he beat me in Turin.
“So I felt, I felt for one or two days he was shy to speak to me, taking care. It’s the identical. You all the time strive to take a look at him and see if tomorrow we are able to speak like regular.
“I’m going to say to him good luck, go for it within the subsequent matches, and he’s in all probability going to say to him good luck within the subsequent matches, and he’s in all probability going to say the identical.”