Daniil Medvedev shocked that Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer have 'haters' after reaching Indian Wells semis

Daniil Medvedev has revealed what he learnt from his two spells as world No. 1 and his shock that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have “haters”. Medvedev reached world No.

1 for the first time in February 2022 but only spent three weeks there. Ad He returned last summer, but again, only had a short stint before Carlos Alcaraz became world No. 1 after winning the US Open.

ATP Indian WellsMedvedev overcomes bleeding thumb to reach Indian Wells semis4 HOURS AGO Reflecting on the challenges of being No. 1 after making the semi-finals at Indian Wells, Medvedev said: “It felt normal. When I say ‘normal’, not that I take it for granted or something.

It’s just like it felt great. “I was really happy I managed to take this spot and hold it for that long. I was not happy with the level of my tennis and with the matches I lost, but this had nothing to do with the No.

1. It was just losing other tennis matches to other players. “Are the tennis players trying to beat you more when you’re No.

1? I don’t know. I hope not because it would be better for them if they try to do it every match, no matter which number you are at the ranking. “For sure, the pressure is not easy because you know that everyone expects a lot from you.

I think that taught me even more because for sure, when I was 20 and just coming up, you love social media, you love reading all the comments about yourself, how people [say] ‘okay, he’s going to do good’, or even ‘he’s a bad player’, and when you’re young you sometimes answer to them ‘no, I’m going to do good’. “This pressure of being No. 1, for sure a lot of haters, and that’s normal.

Novak [Djokovic] has a lot of haters. Even Rafa and Roger somehow have them. You’re like, how is this possible? They shouldn’t