‘Physique not 100% prepared’: US Open champion Daniil Medvedev turns into newest casualty to drop out of Kremlin Cup

Reigning US Open champion Daniil Medvedev has grow to be the most recent tennis star to tug out of the upcoming Kremlin Cup, and joins an intensive record of absentees together with feminine Flushing Meadows counterpart Emma Raducanu.

Recent off his first Grand Slam win, that includes on the match in his homeland, which kicks off on Monday, would have been the proper homecoming for the 25-year-old. 

As confirmed by way of social media, nonetheless, Medvedev is feeling the consequences of a chaotic yr and would favor to take a seat this one out.

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— Daniil Medvedev (@DaniilMedwed) October 15, 2021

“Hiya everybody!” his assertion started.

“I’m actually unhappy to announce that this yr I will not be taking part in [the] Kremlin Cup. It is all the time particular to have an opportunity to play in entrance of Russian followers.

“I signed [up] to provide myself [the best] probabilities to play, however with [my] calendar this yr being extraordinarily powerful (as well as Indian Wells in October), I felt that my physique is just not 100% prepared anymore.

“This resolution was very powerful for me but it surely must be achieved so as to have the ability to end [the] 2021 season robust!,” he concluded.

Final seen on the court docket crashing out of the talked about Indian Wells final 16 on Wednesday towards Grigor Dimitrov, Medvedev joins a protracted record of absentees for the Kremlin Cup.

Chief amongst them is girls’s US Open champ Emma Raducanu.

However there may be additionally American Sebastian Korda and Spain’s Pablo Andujar among the many males.

Bianca Andreescu, Eliza Mertens, Danielle Collins and the Kremlin Cup’s reigning queen and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Belinda Bencic will not participate both.

The Kremlin Cup takes place on the Luzhniki Sports activities Palace and the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace from October 18 to 24.

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