Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev withdrew his earlier complaint about a spectator during his Wimbledon second-round match against Jan-Lennard Struff. Medvedev, the No. 8 seed, lost in straight sets to the world No. 77, with scores of 7-6, 7-6, 7-5.

During the second set, Medvedev appeared to be disturbed by a comment from the crowd and reported the incident to the chair umpire. After reflecting on the situation, he acknowledged that he may have misheard what was said. “I heard something wrong,” Medvedev explained. “I told this to the umpire. After, she asked what happened. I said, ‘I think I heard something wrong.’ I thought someone kind of said some bad things to me but it was not the case. Straightaway when I told the umpire, I was like, ‘Oh, probably they meant the other thing.’”

Medvedev’s reaction highlighted the tension and pressures faced by players during high-stakes matches, but no further action was taken regarding the crowd incident. The match marked an unexpected early exit for Medvedev, who entered the tournament as one of the top seeds, while Struff advanced to the next round.