{"id":102222,"date":"2025-05-15T01:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/102222\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T01:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:05:14","slug":"daniil-medvedev-gives-his-verdict-on-the-crowd-in-rome-after-incident-during-his-defeat-to-lorenzo-musetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/102222\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniil Medvedev gives his verdict on the crowd in Rome after incident during his defeat to Lorenzo Musetti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Daniil Medvedev was looking to return to the Italian Open quarterfinals, having won the title last time he did so in 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Russian star began his Italian Open<\/a> campaign in fine form, taking down Cameron Norrie in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Carrying that momentum through to his third-round match, Medvedev beat Alexei Popyrin<\/a>, 6-4, 6-1, to advance to the last 16.<\/p>\n

There he came up against home-favorite Lorenzo Musetti<\/a>, who has recently broken into the world\u2019s top ten.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Antonietta Baldassarre\/Insidefoto\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Unable to book his place in the quarterfinals, Medvedev<\/a> lost to Musetti, 5-7, 4-6, in a match not without incident.<\/p>\n

Speaking after his Italian Open exit, the ATP Tour\u2019s<\/a> 11th-ranked player gave his verdict on the crowd after an incident during the match.<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev says fans in the front row were \u2018insulting\u2019 him during defeat to Lorenzo Musetti<\/p>\n

Russian media outlet, Bolshe, asked Medvedev whether he found the crowd \u2018annoying\u2019 during his defeat to home-favorite Musetti in Rome.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, it was the opposite, I noticed it when I walked onto the court. No, the crowd supported me quite well today,\u201d said Medvedev.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, like in every match, not even against the Italians, there were people in the front row who were insulting me, so at one point I reacted to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut in general, I think the crowd and the atmosphere were great, and it wasn\u2019t\u2026 I\u2019ve had much more hostile crowds that tried to make me lose my temper.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s crowd was fine, except the people I\u2019ve mentioned, but it\u2019s thousands of people in the stadium and ten of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Antonietta Baldassarre\/Insidefoto\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Medvedev\u2019s clash with the crowd would\u2019ve been the story of the day in normal circumstances, but the weather had other ideas.<\/p>\n

His Italian opponent had match point at 7-5, 5-4, 40-30, when the heavens opened in Rome.<\/p>\n

Both players went to the back and didn\u2019t return for hours, before Musetti finally converted his match point to move forward in the Italian Open draw.<\/p>\n

Medvedev now explains why the delay made his defeat to Musetti all the more \u2018disappointing\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThey kept postponing the match, another 30 minutes, another, and another,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was raining so I just kept doing physical exercises. I think Lorenzo [Musetti] was doing the same, because at one point I think we were supposed to return to the court, and then the hail started. So I just did the exercises, tried to be mentally prepared, because one point can decide the fate of the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe score was close, but I couldn\u2019t do it. I think it\u2019s easier to play that match point when it\u2019s your match point, and not when it\u2019s against you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t allow myself to take risks, to play freely, because I wouldn\u2019t forgive myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to let him play on match point. But he has the match point; if he loses it, it will be deuce, so he can allow himself to hit it as hard as he wants to, to hit a winner, and that\u2019s what he did.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo yeah, that\u2019s why I\u2019m disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medvedev is aware that he was outplayed by Musetti in Rome, but remains frustrated he wasn\u2019t able to come away with the win.<\/p>\n\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nBreak points<\/strong><\/td>\nReceiving points won<\/strong><\/td>\nService points won<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints won<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLorenzo Musetti<\/td>\n3\/5<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDaniil Medvedev<\/td>\n1\/3<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Stats from Lorenzo Musetti and Daniil Medvedev\u2019s Rome clash<\/p>\n

\u201cIn general, it was a disappointing match. It was close, he was still better, but in tennis and in sports in general, the best doesn\u2019t always win, and that\u2019s why I am disappointed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rain delay made it even more poignant, because as an athlete, you always believe in a comeback, that one point can turn the match around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I lost that point, that\u2019s why I\u2019m even more disappointed. I wouldn\u2019t have felt like that if I\u2019d lost the match without the rain delay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev thinks his level is \u2018very high\u2019 ahead of the 2025 French Open<\/p>\n

Medvedev has a solid yet unspectacular 6-3 record on clay this year, having played all three Masters 1000 events on the surface.<\/p>\n\nTournament<\/strong><\/td>\nRound<\/strong><\/td>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\nResult<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Italian Open<\/td>\n4R<\/td>\nLorenzo Musetti<\/td>\nLoss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Italian Open<\/td>\n3R<\/td>\nAlexei Popyrin<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Italian Open<\/td>\n2R<\/td>\nCameron Norrie<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Madrid Open<\/td>\nQF<\/td>\nCasper Ruud<\/td>\nLoss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Madrid Open<\/td>\n4R<\/td>\nBrandon Nakashima<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Madrid Open<\/td>\n3R<\/td>\nJuan Manuel Cerundolo<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Madrid Open<\/td>\n2R<\/td>\nLaslo Djere<\/td>\nWalkover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Monte-Carlo Masters<\/td>\n3R<\/td>\nAlex de Minaur<\/td>\nLoss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Monte-Carlo Masters<\/td>\n2R<\/td>\nAlexandre Muller<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2025 Monte-Carlo Masters<\/td>\n1R<\/td>\nKaren Khachanov<\/td>\nWin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Daniil Medvedev\u2019s clay record in 2025<\/p>\n

The former US Open<\/a> champion was asked to rate his current level, having played nine matches on clay this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say, because if we\u2019re talking about the level of tennis, then I\u2019ve been playing well and for a while. But in sports, it\u2019s the wins that matter,\u201d said Medvedev.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there are only two ways. Continuing to improve my level of tennis, which I already think is very high right now, and trying to sometimes win those matches, to feel the confidence, maybe even with the help of luck, so that I can find the form and the match rhythm, because I have the level, I just need to start winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Giuseppe Maffia\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Medvedev then looked ahead to Roland Garros<\/a>, admitting what he\u2019ll need to do if he wants to make a deep run in the French capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I want to go far at Roland Garros, I might have to face a player like that [Lorenzo Musetti] in the third or fourth round,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no special secret to it, I just have to keep practising, to try to play even better. It\u2019s not that bad, but it could\u2019ve been even better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medvedev will return to action at the French Open, which is scheduled to begin on Sunday, May 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniil Medvedev was looking to return to the Italian Open quarterfinals, having won the title last time he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102223,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[4294,27106,25564,25395,79,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-102222","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-daniil-medvedev","10":"tag-italian-open","11":"tag-lorenzo-musetti","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-tennis","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114509166962099556","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}