Daniil Medvedev responds to Alex Zverev's 'most unfair player' comment - 'Look at yourself in the mirror'

Daniil Medvedev says Alexander Zverev is «living in his own world» and would have a conversation with him in the locker room to clear up any issue if necessary. Zverev called Medvedev «one of the most unfair players in the world» after losing to the world No. 5 in three sets in their last-16 match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday.

Ad At 5-4 down in the second set, Medvedev removed one of the net poles which drew a smile from Zverev, but the umpire decided not to give him a warning as the pole did not break. ATP Monte CarloRune overcomes Medvedev in first meeting to reach Monte Carlo semi-finals9 HOURS AGO In the third set decider at 4-3, Medvedev ran off the court to take a toilet break when both players were meant to only switch sides. Zverev said he was «extremely disappointed» by Medvedev's on-court behaviour.

Medvedev has now responded to Zverev's comments after his straight-sets defeat to Holger Rune in the quarter-finals on Friday. «First, I do think that honestly with probably 90 players on tour I'm great friends,» he told reporters. «With maybe 50 it's not like best friends but really great relationship.

»So I usually feel bad when something on court happens and let's say I'm not fair play, because I know sometimes I'm not. «Yesterday what the thing with the stick made him say this? Toilet [break], well I wanted to pee. And let's take it step by step.

So 2-2. No, 3-2 I have like five break points or whatever. He manages to hold.

Congrats. »Then I make the game 40-love for me. I go to the toilet, I lose next two games, he's serving for the match, and he's saying I'm going to the toilet to make him play worse." Medvedev says that Zverev needs to look at himself in the mirror after the Olympic champion's