Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas seem to end feud, spotted practicing together at Indian Wells

Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas set aside their conflicts and trained together in Indian Wells. Two of the top tennis players of the last six years initiated a fierce rivalry at the 2018 Miami Open, where the Russian secured a victory with a scoreline of 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

During that match, the Greek player expressed his frustration with Medvedev, hurling an insult by saying 'bullsh*t Russian,' to which Medvedev responded by criticizing Tsitsipas's use of toilet breaks.

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"Man, you better shut your f*ck up. Hey Stefanos, you want to look at me and talk? you go emergency toilet for five minutes during and then you lit let and you don't say sorry. You think you are a good kid? " Daniil Medvedev said to Tsitsipas as he walked off the court

"He started it. He said b*llshit Russian and you think this is normal? i answered him because he doesn't know how to fight. he is a small kid who doesn't know how to fight," said Medvedev to the chair umpire as he tried to intervene.

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In the post-match press conference, Tsitsipas directed his frustration towards his opponent, stating: "It’s just boring. It’s boring. It’s so boring. It’s so boring that I hate myself, first of all, for putting myself into that kind of situation where I have to play in his own terms and not on my terms.

At the moment, they have set aside their rivalry in California and have been training together shortly before Indian Wells. Medvedev, the 4th seed, receives a bye in the first round and awaits the winner between Flavio Cobolli and Roberto Carballes Baena. On Tsitsipas's side, he is the 11th seed and will face the winner of the match between Daniel Altmaier and a qualifier.

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