2 Years After Daniil Medvedev ‘Stopped Dreaming’, Australian Open Refuses to Be Sympathetic to the Russian

The crowd at the Rod Laver Arena recently witnessed a showdown that took emotions beyond the sport. Daniil Medvedev, the tennis star from Russia, faced a big disappointment against Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open 2024 finals. While it was something that reminded fans of a similar incident, it looks like Medvedev’s success is covered by the shadow of a curse.

The moment when Medvedev lost his AO 2022 finals, he almost gave up on his dreams to win major tournaments. As the 27-year-old faced a similar fate once again, his wounds were scratched again.

Daniil Medvedev’s AO dream faces a sad ending yet again

Fans experienced a moment of deja vu as they cheered for the Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev today. The 27-year-old faced a disappointing defeat against Jannik Sinner, landing himself in a situation that was reminiscent of the events of the AO 2022. While it was the legendary Rafael Nadal last time, the intensity of the defeat was even bigger this time.

Using this chance to express his demotivated feelings after the defeat back in 2022, Medvedev shared, “Story of a young kid who dreamed about big things in tennis.” Continuing to convey how his dream to be a champion started, he hinted at a major hit that the upset gave him, saying, “I’m just talking about few moments where the kid stopped dreaming, and today was one of them. I’m not going to really tell why.”

As the tennis star took a significant hit to his dreams once again, fans witnessed an emotional story of a star giving up on his ambitions. For now, he has a new plan to keep him motivated to stay on the courts of the racket sport.

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Medvedev now plans to play for himself

Besides emotionally announcing a hit on his deep aspirations to win the tour, Daniil Medvedev also said that he would be changing his sole perspective behind playing tennis. He mentioned, “From now on I’m playing for myself, for my family, to provide my family, for people that trust in me, of course for all the Russians because I feel a lot of support there.”

Ending his speech with a repetition of his switch in priorities, he added, “The kid stopped dreaming. The kid is going to play for himself. That’s it. That’s my story.” As the Russian once again failed to achieve his target at the last step, it still remains to be seen if he maintains the attitude of playing for himself or creates a new strategy of winning.

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