Medvedev speaks about partnership with Lacoste: 'The fact that Djokovic signed a contract with them one year before me says a lot'

"In the world of tennis Lacoste is almost 100 years old and the fact that Novak Djokovic signed a contract with them one year before me says a lot," said Medvedev. "And for me the co-operation with them means a lot."

Medvedev also said about depression in Tennis and that if you lose consecutive first rounds you do think about retiring and that he has had that himself before. Despite that though he admitted he found an escape and totally focused on tennis.

Asked if he was depressed and even thought about retiring from tennis, Medvedev replied: "As every tennis player, if you lose consecutive first rounds, you think about things like that.

I had something like that three or four years ago before the Kremlin Cup. I lost seven matches in a row. It was difficult, I did not understand why it was Happening. But I managed to find an escape, totally focusing on tennis. Not at 90 or 95 percent, but at 100."

Medvedev is not participating in the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.