Daniil Medvedev 'really touched' by Wimbledon reception after Russian ban return and wants to 'give back' to fans

Daniil Medvedev said he hopes to “give something back” after being «touched» by the reception he received on his return to Wimbledon. Russian Medvedev was unable to play the Grand Slam last year due to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players. Ad For his first match back he was drawn to face British player Arthur Fery on Court One.

WimbledonMedvedev reaches second round, Fritz downs Hanfmann, Tiafoe and Rune through3 HOURS AGO While Medvedev might have been expecting a partisan crowd, he said he was surprised by the reaction he got. “For different reasons it could be possible that the reception would not be as great as it was,” he said after winning in three sets. “We came in at the same time with Arthur, so they were cheering.

I was like, ‘For him? For both? How is it?’ “Then at one moment I think either when we went to the referee or something, I was kind of the first one, or I was the second one to come, and they were cheering me on in a way. I was like, ‘OK, that's surprising’. “During the match, I felt like that's normal, they really tried to help Arthur, to pump him up and something…there was zero negative energy that I felt.

“I never had such a good reception at Wimbledon. It's much better than I had before. So that's great.

I'm going to try to give them back, if I can say like this. Hopefully I can.” Exclusive: Muchova confident of challenging Big Three Tsitsipas and Badosa to play mixed doubles at Wimbledon Asked what 'giving back' means, Medvedev added: “Not getting crazy and let's say — how can I explain it — not being probably a selfish kid on the court. Sometimes I can be.