Daniil Medvedev: “Franck Ribéry made me dream”

Daniil Medvedev: “Franck Ribéry made me dream”

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This Monday he became the second best tennis player on the planet, a place that had not been occupied by a player outside the Big 4 (Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Murray) since July 2005. This is to say the performance of Daniil Medvedev, who already has two Grand Slam finals (US Open 2019, Australian Open 2021). Since the end of last season, the Russian has also been the fittest player on the ATP circuit, he who has just won the Marseille Open 13 after having triumphed at the Rolex Paris Masters and the London Masters. But besides his passion for the little yellow ball, the 25-year-old has another for the round ball. Especially for Bayern Munich. Interview with this Mario Gómez lover.

You are living the best period of your career when Bayern, your favorite team, wins all the competitions it plays. Can we say that you draw strength from what the club is currently doing?

No. Honestly, it’s a fluke to play well at the same time as Bayern, although I’m very happy. Sometimes it can still be useful … I, for example, watched the Champions League final against PSG just before my first round at the US Open. The game was supposed to be at 1 p.m. US time, and I had asked my coach to train at 11 a.m. To finish at noon, eat quietly and watch the finish. I was in my locker room, connected to my phone. I was super happy, before entering the court. Well, after that, it’s rare. Apart from a C1 final, we never postpone training.

Over time, has your relationship to football changed?
Let’s say when I was younger I remember having a good weekend if Bayern won their games. When Bayern lost, it was harder. I remember being very sad, for example, after the defeat in the Champions League final against Chelsea. But now that I have a lot of things to do in tennis, I use soccer to disconnect. I still love it, but I know my life doesn’t depend on football.

You are Russian, you were trained in the south of France and you live in Monaco … Finally, how did you become a Bayern supporter?
As I said, since I was six-eight, I like to follow football. Bayern were good
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