'Feeling super dizzy' - Baffled Daniil Medvedev denies 'nerves' in shock Miami Open loss to Hubert Hurkacz

A bewildered Daniil Medvedev has reflected on «feeling super dizzy» as he denied «nerves» got to him in his shock Miami Open loss to Hubert Hurkacz. The 26-year-old had been required to reach the semi-finals of the tournament to reclaim the world No. 1 ranking from rival and friend Novak Djokovic but came up short as he was left stunned in straight sets by defending champion Hurkacz in the quarter-finals.

Ad/> It was a huge shock for Medvedev as the Polish eighth seed triumphed 7-6(7) 6-3 in two hours and three minutes at Hard Rock Stadium. ATP MiamiHenman tips Medvedev to return to No.1 'pretty rapidly' after Miami loss20 HOURS AGO The US Open champion had been expected to at the very least reach the semi-finals in Miami for the first time in four appearances, but he was left bemused by a listless showing in the Florida sunshine and adamant that nerves were not responsible. «To be honest, consistently no, because I knew that Hubert [Hurkacz] can play great tennis, and it was more important just to win the match itself than to become the number one by winning the match,» Medvedev said.

«I saw it more as a bonus. So I don't feel like I was tired or anything because of this. To be honest, I played a lot of matches where I had the pressure… and it's not like something new happened today in terms of going out on court and feeling crazy tired or something.

»So I don't think that nerves were part of this. Yeah, all the match I was not feeling my best, but sometimes it happens. «Some days you feel physically… better, sometimes a little bit worse.

Like, after the tough points, I felt that my breath was not recovering fast enough. »But OK, as I say, it can happen. Sometimes you just fight and it gets better during the match.