Daniil Medvedev tells umpire 'I'm gonna be as slow as this court is' over Indian Wells court speed

Daniil Medvedev told the umpire «the court is slow so I go slow» as he suggested he might «take 25 minutes» for a toilet break given the court speed at Indian Wells. Medvedev stretched his winning streak to 16 matches with his hard-fought victory over Ilya Ivashka in the third round. Ad But the former world No.

1 made his views known about the court conditions after dropping the second set. ATP Indian WellsMedvedev wins 16th straight match to set up 'interesting' Zverev clash4 HOURS AGO Before taking a toilet break, Medvedev told the umpire he planned to take his time, in keeping with the speed of the courts. “I’m gonna be as slow as this court is,” he said.

“So you can take 25 minutes. The court is slow so I go slow. I take my time.” Told by the umpire he had to “accept” the conditions as a professional, Medvedev responded: “I don’t accept this.

“They say on the fact sheet this [Indian Wells] is hard courts. This is not hard courts." Medvedev is yet to make it past the fourth round in five previous appearances at Indian Wells. He next faces Alexander Zverev, who also advanced in three sets on Sunday.

Medvedev sets up 'interesting' Zverev clash Nadal steps up recovery ahead of clay season Medvedev said after his win that it was “very tough” to play at Indian Wells, where the ball travels through the air quickly but the courts can be slower than other hard surfaces on tour. “Not easy to play here, for everyone," he said in his press conference. “I feel like there are, let’s say, 10 players that have the quality, I will not say which one, but to play good here because they have something in their game that can help them.