Daniil Medvedev had his $200,000 watch stolen in the locker room after the final vs Zverev on Sunday in Turin. The police eventually found it and have now opened an investigation. (via @LaStampa)
Quite a bit of drama behind the scenes happened at the ATP Finals when the watch of Daniil Medvedev vanished during the final.
Daniil Medvedev faced off against Alexander Zverev in the ATP Finals final awhile the Russian lost the final something else happened that he was not aware of. His watch, worth about 200.000 euros vanished but obviously, it did not simply vanish but it was rather taken.
Medvedev, 25, reportedly returned to the locker room after the loss to find that his luxury Bovet watch worth a reported €200,000 ($225,000) wasn’t there. The star filed a complaint with police due to a suspected theft, according to La Stampa.
Police eventually recovered the watch but no further details were provided, although an investigation is said to be ongoing. The timepiece will be returned to the Russian star, who is set to link up with his countrymen for the Davis Cup finals in Madrid this week.
Rumors about the story indicate that an ATP official was responsible for the 'theft' and that police arrested him as he was trying to board a flight from Turin. Neither was confirmed by La Stampa or the police with the investigation ongoing.
Daniil Medvedev had his $200,000 watch stolen in the locker room after the final vs Zverev on Sunday in Turin. The police eventually found it and have now opened an investigation. (via @LaStampa)