Daniil Medvedev explains shock retirement against Novak Djokovic - ‘I felt a strange pop in my adductor’

Daniil Medvedev has revealed he “felt a strange pop” in his adductor muscle which forced him to make a sudden retirement from his semi-final against Novak Djokovic at the Astana Open. In a high-quality match, Djokovic levelled the match at 1-1 after winning a thrilling second set tie-break, before Medvedev stunned everyone by retiring. Ad It’s not known how serious Medvedev’s leg injury is with the race to qualify for the ATP Finals approaching its climax.

ATP FinalsDjokovic qualifies, but who else will make ATP Finals? And will Nadal play?AN HOUR AGO “It’s the second time in my life I retired like this with a pulled muscle,” said Medvedev. “So here, on the second point of the tie-break, I felt a little bit [of a] strange pop in my adductor. “I first thought maybe it is cramp and after the point I was like, `No, probably not a cramp'.

Djokovic went on to win the Astana Open title when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, which was his 90th career triumph. Medvedev says he would not have played the final, had he won the tight second set tie-break. “I actually have no idea what is fair,” he added when discussing his decision to retire.

“If I won, I would not play the final. I was like, ‘okay, I just try to hit some shots’. If I manage to win, well I cannot do anything, I will retire.