Daniil Medvedev Press Conference | 2022 US Open Round 4

Daniil Medvedev’s press conference following his loss against Nick Kyrgios in Round 4 of the 2022 US Open.
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The 2022 US Open runs from August 23 - September 11 in New York City at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The tournament takes place for the 142nd time and is the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year. Daniil Medvedev is the men’s singles reigning champion and Emma Raducanu is the women’s singles reigning champion. Last year, both players claimed their first Grand Slam title, with 18-year-old Raducanu becoming the first-ever qualifier to achieve the feat. This year’s tournament is set to feature a range of greats and future stars looking to add to their records and cement their place in tennis history. Look out for highlights, extended highlights, full matches, press conferences, on-court interviews, hot shots, compilations and more!
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[@taoxuanminh]

Medvedev is such a humble and optimistic dude. Imagine being world number 1 losing in the 4th round while defending the champion and still having this uplifting attitude.

[@Hammerton32]

If the Russian players weren't controversially banned from Wimbledon, then players such as Kyrgios, Jabeur, Rybakina would have had better rankings at US Open and possibility to have different draws. Medvedev and Kyrgios should not be playing each other in the 4th Round. Medvedev would have had a better chance to protect his No. 1 ranking. Now Ruud (bland) or Alcaraz have a chance to be no. 1, or Nadal.

[@dominikk7237]

His number 1 was gifted and he was very lucky. ATP ranking is a joke now.

[@xilunjiang317]

winning or losing is just a part of the game you can't just lose and be emotionally crushed

[@jollyjames30]

why is it such a surprise? Medvedev has been complete trash throughout the entire season. He couldn't even do anything in Montreal nor Cincinnati. Did he think he would simply just elevate his level at the US Open? LOL

[@AdeptMarsupial]

@@Hammerton32 Ruud technically has a chance, but he really has no chance

[@rafaelnadal691]

Very sorry for Daniil, no? But the way Nick played today, was ombeliable. Fantastic match, without a doubt.

[@yangjianhunt]

😊

[@hello-mv6yg]

You should learn from Daniil on how to give humble post match interviews instead of blaming losses on injuries.

[@JoeV03]

@@hello-mv6yg 🤣🤣🤣

[@LaggyKikee]

@@hello-mv6yg you mean how Med literally just blamed being sick?

[@anujbeatles]

That is the true, no? 🤨

[@ronwatts5827]

The guy oozes class...what a fine young man..great tennis player.

[@seancarroll6315]

He is blaming a mild illness and sore throat - what a small cat

[@marielili7347]

@@seancarroll6315 If you had listened to his sentence until the end he said that was no excuse because kyrgios had already beaten him before while he was not sick !

[@ronwatts5827]

@@marielili7347 Sean is obviously in love with Nick...or deaf. I think it's the former though.

[@jimbotc2000]

"a small cat" lol? I rather think the comment itself is from the real "small cat."

[@DasBeefi]

@@seancarroll6315 he's speaking facts. It's no excuse that he lost; he said it himself, but he described the situation as is. If you watch the game, he's no where near what he's capable of.

[@ardeladimwit]

So nice to hear so much honesty and self-assessment from Danil. Great character and attitude which will take him very far and bring home a lot of hardware.

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Yes he came up with some great excuses.

[@zinny999]

He should.. the GPU card price are going down.

[@andrewreid9142]

Daniiel is such a breath of fresh air. He is a great tennis player but I think he is even a better person. You can see his playful nature during most of his interviews. I am still disappointed in Wimbledon decision to not let him compete just because of the flag he was born under.

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Fresh air...

[@2011Gitane]

Interviews do not seem to be a burden for him, he shows interest in questions and responds in a genuine and generous manner. Always interesting to listen him and of course to watch play!

[@terry91745]

Classy, classy stuff. Very impressed with his maturity and candor. He doesn't shy away from difficult or challenging questions, anymore. I've become a big fan of Daniil, now.

[@maverick6f]

we're seeing some serious "winning will make you a better person" stories right in front of our eyes in Medvedev and Kyrgios. Can you imagine what kind of image these 2 legends had only couple of years ago!!!

[@JackH2254]

That's because in order to win you have to be honest with yourself. You have to admit where you went wrong, and in a way, you humble yourself.

[@Em4gdn1m]

Such a humble and realistic guy. He's passionate on the court, but his mindset and coolness has directly lead to big wins. He'll be #1 again in his career at some point for sure.

[@BrotherTree1]

Love his honest answers.

[@shikhagarg5705]

"That's motivation". Pretty optimistic after such a loss. Pure class.

[@zofiamlynarz764]

Class of what?

[@AtroXAir]

Medvedev is really a Relaxed person. He is calm and still smiling after a lost. I like him very much!!!

[@GenF91]

Sad Daniil went out early 😭. Makes you wonder what could’ve been had he won the first set. But Nick was just unreal tonight. So hats off to him. Hopefully next year Daniil will go all the way ❤️.

[@nicolasmts3264]

The first set was crucial for both because it was very tight and decisive for the momentum and Kyrgios took it

[@GenF91]

@@nicolasmts3264 Yup.

[@nicolasmts3264]

@@GenF91 Medvedev blew his chances he was serving for the set and his serve let him down in that moment, he hit an extremely slow 2nd serve. Last year in the final he was serving way better and also 2nd serve aces

[@jules-bz5vc]

Nick won the match with stunning play, but Medvedev won the interview . Gracious!

[@willwahl9225]

Most players do like Medvedev. He is cool. He must be feeling angry and disappointed. At the same time he reflects and is very fair with his assessment. Above all he seems authentic all the time in these interviews. Thats what makes him likeable. Best of luck for you Daniil.

[@HopeEsleim1101]

Agreed! I’m happy to see Medvedev in a fair mood especially after what happened after Australia this year

[@timothybaker8325]

Medvedev is the man! His honesty and humbleness makes him extremely likable. I’ve been a fan since 2019 US Open.

[@sashazhidkova]

same)

[@ВладимирСеребряков-ы5з]

doesn't look like he got really upset with the loss. Feels like he needs to reset himself and move on, so this might be the right moment to do it. Kyrgios got the game to go all the way through.

[@lyndonchastain3181]

He’s only won one title in the last 12 months and no offense to Los Cabos but he really didn’t beat anyone special there

[@adelaideholmes5674]

I agree, he does not even look upset. Would beeing a crowd favourite and more popular help him, you think? He can't help beeing Russian and I think more athletes deserves more attention on court to be honest. Kyrgios is a crowd favourite no matter how bad he behaves, and he still behaves bad in matches and says a lot of bad things, but people seem to think he has turned 360 degrees. We will see how he acts in the final, he sweared in the Wimbledon final and I think he could have won that match to be honest. He is scared of Djokovic and lacks self-confidence against him, that is obvious.

[@theslicetennis]

Medvedev is a legend. Takes everything straight on, doesn't make excuses. Top sportsman. He's had a tough year with not being allowed to play Wimbledon, being injured, and the war have all affected him.

[@debbie7771]

He always gives a wonderful interview. Very intelligent and well spoken.

[@chiefgl1161]

Classy guy. I wish him a lot of success still.

[@loveroftruth1011]

One fine guy. He will come back.

[@Bilnation]

Medvedev is always so gracious at defeat. Probably the best at handling losses and sportsmanship.

[@shabzone]

I like how meddy can take a step back and really see the match from an objective perspective. Agree with all of his thoughts on the match and him vs nick and rankings.

[@eugenev3690]

Daniil❤️ you’ll win many more! This makes you stronger

[@wheel631]

Medvedev is always sincere - he will be back again for sure.

[@zofiamlynarz764]

Sincere with supportin sick Putin?

[@maxlife4]

I know that Daniil is not the most popular player on tour but Daniil carries himself with a certain level of dignity and respect for others. I am not afraid to admit that I actually like Daniil. I won't name the "fake Russian" player but Daniil is 100 times better than him for sure. At least I've never seen Daniil disappear into a restroom to text somebody during a match. haha

[@jollyjames30]

He should be respectful since he can't win any tournaments anymore. LOL

[@dudenotsoperfect9366]

Not afraid to admit? What is this for clownesk world we live in. For whom would you be afraid if you gave this opinion?

[@whenelvescry2625]

@@dudenotsoperfect9366 probably talking about shapovalov

[@fahmraktnul4279]

@@whenelvescry2625 Nah, Tsitipas. He's half Russian.

[@ALLenROOK]

@@jollyjames30 Still has a 75% win rate this year. He has been unlucky. Lots of deep runs just not many conversions.

[@rexorah3599]

World #1 . You are Daniil . Don't worry about that . We love you .. fans love you .

[@drlouiscardinal752]

As humble as they get……class act……Nick can learn a lot from Daniil………

[@tb7667]

As an Australian, I was impressed with Medvedev’s class at the end. He seem to genuinely congratulate Kyrgios. I would understand if other players didn’t like Nick.

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Class at the end, you mean like smashing the ball against the wall?

[@Eleven-ju9pd]

@@fordhamdonnington2738 Nick did that too? He was just frustrated cuz the ball kept coming back to him, otherwise look at how Medvedev is showing respect for Nick.

[@carolynknott2054]

I have had absolute respect for this man. He is so genuine. Such a talent in so many ways

[@fagoto38]

Increíble Daniil, hoy perdió, pero esta tan risueño, sencillo, aceptando las circunstancia de la perdida, reflexivo. Y Nick Kyrgios que gano, no esta eufórico, esta serio en su conferencia. Interesantes estos grandes jugadores. Daniil entra entre mis favoritos, que son Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, y Nick Kyrgios.

[@marianagaoka9687]

Medvedev is always so gracious at defeat. Probably the best at handling loses and sportmanship, just watch him taking.

[@annapulpanova3484]

Such a humble guy

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Yes, his excuses were very humble. Didn't admit he didn't know how to handle the strategy .

[@anujbeatles]

Daniil needs a soft reset. Maybe losing the number 1 ranking will actually help him. All the best, Daniil. We're rooting for you!

[@Marc467gg]

Respect Medvedev ❤️

[@imvikaskohli]

It was a great match. All the best for the Next matches Daniil Medvedev

[@alwaysquesting8613]

Officially I have became Daniel fan, he is fun and straightforward.

[@andryush588]

The main problem of Daniil is "the kid stopped dreaming" 🥺

[@BennyStrikesBack]

I really liked Daniil anyway but I feel like many tennis fans come around and get to like him, too

[@RangerOfTheEast00]

Daniil is an top class athlete & will bounce back stronger than ever in the future slams. You have earned your #1 rank in world tennis and even if you lose that ranking, I know you will get back to the top again

[@Marcusk2011]

He’s so humble!!🥰🥰

[@ninopapalia1461]

Showed great sportsmanship to see if Nick was ok when he slipped nothing but repsect for Med.

[@dinoforce888]

Daniil is a great champion not only because he wins and is humble when he does, but also because he is so gracious when he loses (as everybody must). It makes him that much more of a great athlete to me _/\_

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Gracious like smashing the ball against the wall.

[@ronanrogers4127]

Well, after listening to Medvedev here it just brings more shame on Wimbledon this year.

[@W0nderMike10]

Such a nice guy!

[@mischaminnee]

Pure class this guy

[@bumbles3304]

I really like Med and sorry he lost.

[@cks2020693]

mental game is such a big part of tennis, all these great players show why they can be at the top and stay at the top, they accept any and all losses gracefully and use them as a stepping stone for improvements

[@cobin6800]

this man exhales class what a man

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

A master class of excuses. Blame the AC.

[@ghsense2626]

Nick one of a very few players on tour who can deal with this guys slap shots. Nadal is the other

[@hello-mv6yg]

Djokovic and Federer too

[@jw999]

Slap shot?

[@cks2020693]

@@jw999 I think he's referring to Medvedev's flat fast forehand which looks like a slap

[@LE8271]

So positive after a loss. I need to learn a lot

[@yiyang2070]

Losing the No.1 is not a big deal. After all, he got 15 weeks already which meets the minimum 13 weeks requirement for the hall of fame (3 grand slams + 13 weeks of No.1 = automatically in). Winning the grand slams is more important. Go Danill. And I think Nick really deserve the grand slam champion based on the way he played.

[@jstanl6]

Who told you that?

[@mohdfadzel1472]

He is not giving excuse after losing to Nick. 👍

[@robloxmaverick77]

He did say he got a bit sick

[@wigertoods1305]

He started by "I was sick..."

[@ddiimmaa123]

He literally did, right at the start

[@gabrielcruz6431]

Tough year for Meddy overall in the grand slams but he isn't going anywhere. Next year he won't have much to defend at the big tournaments and can get back his confidence. Also, getting banned from Wimbledon and the heartbreaking AO final where he should have won so it just wasn't his year it happens even to the best in the world.

[@nicolasmts3264]

He has 1200 points of AO + some finals. Honestly if I were him I would lose the rest of the points till the ATP finals and restart 2023 with nothing to defend and therefore playing more freely without pressure and climb the rankings gaining confidence.

[@RapotatoGAMING]

This is such a welcome result for Medvedev after a pretty rough summer. Now he just has to grind it out to another grand slam final

[@Anonymous-ld2hi]

Daniil came within an inch of winning set 1... literally. On set point the Kygrios volley looked like it was going to miss...

[@iya3757]

He came within a millimetre. I'm pretty sure any linesperson would of called it out.

[@invictuz4803]

@@iya3757 true, crazy how they didn't call out on such a slow moving ball that came at most 2mm from being out. Nick would have challenged and won it anyway but still crazy that the linesperson made the right call.

[@ffassualt1671]

Always love to hear Daniel, cool calm compose

[@MoorishBrooklyn]

Not the results he want but I have a feeling he will be hanging out in the top 5 range.

[@thomaskorah4115]

Gotta love his humility and graciousness in defeat.

[@britneyfatale]

Class act.

[@tbwatch88]

great guy, is Meddy. love him.

[@sencar7]

where can I get this lacoste T-shirt?

[@mahmoudfarid498]

I am curious if all what is happening between Russia and Ukraine affected him in any way. Along forcing him to remove the Russian flag from his profiles. Somehow I sense his level of tennis is dropping after all this. And of course Nick played amazing.

[@face0907]

Yes Sir~!! Straight up. You get up and fight again!! That's the beauty of SPORTS.

[@BigOllieSpin]

Doesn't matter, with this optimistic attitude and mentality he is winning the AO

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Doubt.

[@ryanguzman4480]

Haha unless he faces nadal again

[@markomarkovich677]

@@ryanguzman4480 you mean Novak the absolute King of AO that was banned to play?

[@ryanguzman4480]

@@markomarkovich677 no longer king since he was banned :)

[@matthewrichardson1841]

this guy is the best

[@moonlightfitz]

Meddy get well soon👏

[@ewelinaa.7700]

Finally, someone said something about the AC in America...this needs to stop people! 75ºF is cold enough!

[@wernerraabe3047]

nicks serving was incredible = one after the other !

[@ninopapalia1461]

His ace to win the match was incredible bang straight down the middle bye,bye Med lols

[@stevemarra4459]

Love his attitude, but so happy to see nick starting to show his full potential at 27 he still has time such a talent

[@romcallis]

I believe him about AC. One trip to Vegas and you’ll understand

[@nicolasmts3264]

Medvedev needs to fix his game to get back on top, he is way too much incomplete, I mean no shame losing to Kyrgios the man is playing like a top 3 and is on a mission, but he is getting exposed of his poor net game and playing too far from the baseline

[@m4sterbr0s]

He'll hopefully get better in time, I'd like to think him not playing in Wimbledon may have thrown him off but yeah, definitely needs to be better at the net

[@nicolasmts3264]

@@m4sterbr0s he just doesn't have a soft touch in his arsenal, he can do dropshots but they are not accurate and very predictable, volleys are just terrible. In a way Zverev and Tsitsipas are much better in term of all rounded game but behind mentally

[@dontstealmypenguin]

@@nicolasmts3264 you're joking, zverev is the same, his volleys are also terrible

[@charbelh.boutros4971]

Class act Daniil. Keep it up 👍👍🙏🙏

[@cpadurar]

Class act

[@hksrm4172]

I wonder when Medvedev is gonna realize that the shots he has now are not enough anymore. He obviously needs to improve his forehand technically which all of big3 had done before.

[@craigroyle860]

Class daniil.

[@onnostomp7138]

always great to see the commentary from Daniel.

[@rimmymindplease8120]

I think he's one of the most adorable "bad guys" out there. Very charming dude.

[@shaunacole1]

Thank you for not ruining the result with a thumb nail. I cannot believe nick won. Well done

[@LdnLady]

Meddie’s very tactful in his loss, not at all bitter (unlike Tsitsipas the whingeing queen).

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Not really. He gave up when he ran out of options.

[@LdnLady]

@@fordhamdonnington2738 I was referring to his speech, not his game

[@solusrex4034]

I remember getting a bad headache going repeatedly in and out from a building with its AC going at full blast to a sweltering day outside. It's too bad Daniil had to deal with something similar or we might've been treated to five-setter.

[@bukeaor2961]

Medvedev today got a taste of his own medicine, but with flair and style ! Medvedev play is brutal and rough ! Kyrgios is quite athletic right now, and on top of his game. This was a total walkover on Medvedev. Medvedev was not focused and was totally annihilated and was quite discombobulated ! Totally 💯.

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

He took care of the brutality by slowing the game down.

[@rkii2748]

Cool guy

[@brettsinclair3550]

Such an honest approach.

[@valterdemichele7002]

Grande tennista e bella persona …👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Ruudspect]

Medvedev had rough year as the world no one. I hope the rest of the year will be better. Congrats to Nick

[@brotherben4357]

What a legend.

[@jb5465]

Post the first set tie breaker

[@charlesbromberick4247]

Sadly, I gave up on Nick after the second set. They are surely two great talents - so much so that I can´t imagine how Rafa and Djoko hang in there so well with them.

[@kiennguyen2738]

23rd🏆 coming for rafa🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸. The goat🐐 knows when to shine

[@jennym2276]

He got the VID

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

Medvedev couldn't adjust whilst Kyrgious was able by slowing and giving the 2nd set up allowed him to shut out Medvedev.

[@DannyWang1234]

Up The Nick

[@ABxx2011]

I was very surprised Medvedev lost that way. He is a great player.

[@acadm]

They should have at least acknowledged that he was from Russia, or have "RUS" at the side of his name like "AUS" was at the side of Nick's name

[@jw999]

Med is playing too far behind the baseline. Nadal would have made him run from side to side like a window wiper.

[@agmin2098]

😂🤣

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

Nick + Air Conditioning = 4 set victory

[@jonathanlim7091]

Nick won the match by smashing aces, winners and trying to entertain. Daniil was quick to acknowledge and give credit.

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

And changing up the style of play.

[@ARKenMan]

I hated to see Meddy go down but Nick played out of his mind so that's the way it goes. Superb match though!

[@UserIIllIlIIlIllIIlIIIIlIIIllI]

He is very likeable