Calm in real life but demons on court - Medvedev runs out of chances
Daniil Medvedev once said you would need to knock on his hotel door at 6am for seven days in a row to make him angry - but his China Open disqualification was no surprise.
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"I can only say I'm a really calm person in life - I actually have no idea why the demons go out when I play tennis."
— Daniil Medvedev , Athlete
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Daniil Medvedev once said you would need to knock on his hotel door at 6am for seven days in a row to make him angry - but his China Open disqualification was no surprise.
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