Medvedev out of first US Open warm-up at DC Open Washington

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev has withdrawn from the upcoming DC Open in Washington.

The tournament is one of the few used by the players to prepare for the last Grand Slam of the year — the US Open.

However, in a surprising turn of events, the current world number three has ruled himself out of the DC Open.

Medvedev became the second high-profile player after Canada’s Denis Shapovalov to withdraw from the tournament. The 24-year-old announced the development on Tuesday.

The development might concern Medvedev fans who would be hoping to see their star player return to his very best and produce a similar kind of performance as he did two years ago.

The 27-year-old’s only Grand Slam title was winning the US Open back in 2021 when he defeated Serbia’s legendary tennis player Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Medvedev is coming off the back of an impressive outing in Wimbledon where he was knocked out by the eventual champion and current world number one Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

It was the first time when the Moscow-born player managed to reach the semifinal of the third Grand Slam of the year as before this year, his best outing in the competition was a fourth-round exit back in 2021.