Daniil Medvedev, former world No.1 Tennis player, has revealed that he has spoken to his team about the prospect of boycotting matches in future due to timings.
The Russian international believes that play gets underway too early in many competitions, and he therefore said he won’t be among those stepping on to the court first further down the line.
Speaking about the timing of most Tennis games, Medvedev outlined that if he is drawn to play during the early hours of the day, he intends to stay in bed and put a line through competing entirely, and handing his opponent the victory regardless of the circumstances.
“I was talking to my team today, and I was like, when I’m 35, I might just boycott the 11am matches.’ I’ll be like, I’m not coming, you can walk me over Like.”
“In my opinion, 11 is so early. You have to wake up at 6.30 in the morning, where, if you play at night, you wake up at 9am. So it changes the perspective of the match. It’s crazy mentally.”
Match timings in tennis has been a hot topic recently, with some players complaining about the impact that any delays have on matches, especially those waiting in the wings to compete.
A number of players have spoken out about how they feel at a disadvantage when their games are pushed back, especially at the last minute, and Medvedev is the latest to have aired his view on tennis match timings.
