Daniil Medvedev accuses Shanghai Masters of bias towards top seeds Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

Daniil Medvedev has accused the Shanghai Masters of bias towards the bigger names in particular again when it comes to the balls with the Russian taking aim after his win yesterday at the ATP.

Medvedev said that the balls in this case favour Alcaraz and Sinner as they have crazy power but that they would be up there whether they had the advantage or not in his view due to their quakity.

But according to Medvedev, they are the only players even snubbing Novak Djokovic that can generate such power and that he is left in the dust as a result also due to age as he isn't as young as either of his rivals.

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“I think it it basically favours people who can benefit power from dead balls,” he said. “Some have better quality with this. Some don’t. Actually the two best players at doing this, they’re already the best players in the world, and I’m sure they would be without the balls

“But with these balls, they’re the only players who can generate crazy power. It’s Jannik and Carlos. It gives them an extra edge. But I try to fight with what I can. I try to get this power, which I’ve never had since I was young.”

He also said that he cannot produce the explosiveness needed and even had tests to show it cannot be done. He saw off Matteo Arnaldi today to reach the Last 16 so it isn't going too bad.

“There were tests on the muscle that measure power, explosiveness, and I don’t really have the explosiveness,” he added.

“I can generate a lot of power like going through the ball, but not when the ball is stopped. I try to do what I can. I still play not bad. I’m fighting and I wanna go all the way.”

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