In the men’s singles semi-final with Djokovic, Medvedev won the first set 6-4, but following a tiebreak in the second set, he retired with a sudden injury and left with a backpack. “Mr. Mei” said following the game that if he insisted on playing another set, he might be away from the game for half a year, instead of recovering in a month.
Medvedev said, “This is the second time in my career that I have retired with such a muscle strain. In the second point of the tiebreaker in the second set, I felt a little strange ‘exploding’ in the adductors. I initially Thought it might be a cramp, but soon I knew ‘No, it might not be a cramp!'”
“In the tie-break, I felt like I might play another five or 10, but that’s regarding it. If I played one more set, yes, I might have done it, but at the cost of maybe half a year away from the game. time, but a month.”
Regarding the sudden withdrawal, Mr. Mei said: “Actually, I don’t know what is fair. If I win this game, I can’t go to the finals. I thought at the time, okay, do my best. Maybe finish the tiebreaker, if I can win, I can’t do anything, and I’ll retire. If I lose, (then) congratulations to Novak, he’s still in good shape, and I want to wish him Good luck in the finals!”
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