Daniil Medvedev paid tribute to the great player and called him an inspiration after Andy Murray announced that he would soon be retiring from tennis.
Following his second-round departure from the Dubai Tennis Championship on Wednesday, former world No. 1 Murray addressed this, saying he had had enough of the rumors that had been going around for weeks.
Murray expressed his thoughts recently and said: “I mean, I’m likely not going to play past the summer. You know, I get asked about it [retirement] after every single match that I play and every single tournament that I play, and I’m bored of the question, to be honest. And yeah, I’m not going to talk about that more between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop. But yeah, I don’t plan on playing much past this summer.”
Naturally, the compliments have begun to pour in. Medvedev has lauded Murray’s sense of humor and his ability to compete against the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer.
Medvedev stated his remarks about Murray and said: “First of all, he’s a fun guy, a great guy to be around. That’s always a great quality of life. For sure, he’s an inspiration of mine because I remember when I was just going up the rankings; that’s the moment when he was winning the Slams, playing finals against Roger, Rafa, and Novak. So the ‘Big Four’.”
He added: “It’s going to be sad when he retires. Even I’m not sure that he’s going to stop this year. Wimbledon is a big tournament; maybe Wimbledon and then stop. But while he’s here, it’s going to be fun. When he’s not here, I’m sure he’s going to find a good spot in his life after tennis.”
Daniil Medvedev says Andy Murray is a warrior & he will find a good place in life after tennis:
"My memories… Well, first of all, he’s a fun guy and a great guy to be around. So that’s always a great quality in life. Then for sure, he’s an admiration of mine.”
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Medvedev in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2024
LWLWWWLWWL Now the world no.4, the Russian has an overall 8-1 win-loss record in 2024. Medvedev is competing in Dubai where he conquered the world no.47 Alexander Shevchenko 6-3 7-5 and the world no.48 Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-3 6-3.
Daniil Medvedev will square off with the world no.24 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarter on Thursday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. The head to head is 3-0 for Medvedev.
The Russian was the finalist at the Australian Open.
The Russian won 20 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Medvedev is scheduled to compete next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Andy Murray in 2024
LWLLLLWLWW Now the world no.67, the Brit played his last match on the 28th of February when he lost to world no.18 Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Dubai (draw).
Until now, during this year Andy has a compiled 2-6 win-loss record.
Murray will compete next in Phoenix Challenger (Phoenix Challenger). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of January.
Daniil Medvedev and Andy Murray squared off 3 times. Their head to head is 3-0 for Medvedev. Before, the last time they locked horns, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-4 in the final in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open) in February 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Daniil Medvedev and Andy Murray |
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