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‘Please default me’ pleads Daniil Medvedev as horror run continues on clay – Wide World of Sports
‘In the mud like a dog’
World No.2 Daniil Medvedev jokingly pleaded with a tournament supervisor to disqualify him from the Italian Open, the latest in a string of disastrous performances from the Russian on clay courts.
Medvedev was beaten comfortably by Australian Open semi-finalist Aslan Karatsev, 6-2, 6-4, meaning he’s now won just one of his last nine matches on clay.
The 25-year-old has never won a match in Rome, losing in the opening round to Robin Haase in 2018 and Nick Kyrgios in 2019.
“I don’t want to play here…
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