Daniil Medvedev has joked that he might goal a profession in Formula One alongside Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen after an outfit he wore on courtroom on the Italian Open drew comparisons to a chequered flag. Medvedev is at the moment fine-tuning his preparations for the upcoming French Open by participating within the clay-based event in Rome, the place he'll face Stefanos Tsitsipas within the semi-finals on Saturday.

Medvedev raised loads of eyebrows earlier than his third-round victory over Bernabe Zapata Miralles earlier this week when he entered the courtroom in a hanging jacket, which featured a black-and-white chequered sample on the sleeves. His distinctive selection of apparel led a variety of followers on social media to suggest a profession change to F1, which Medvedev later joked that he can be open to after the top of his skilled tennis profession.

"Yeah it looks a little bit like a flag, right, like a finish line [flag]," stated the Russian. "I like F1, and a lot of people sent [it to] me this week. I would say 85 per cent [said it reminded them of] F1, 10 per cent say basketball and five per cent, maybe one or two guys, said rapper."

When it was put to Medvedev that he ought to contemplate a profession within the music enterprise after he's finished with tennis, he was fast to insist that he would favor to race alongside the likes of Hamilton and Verstappen in F1 to be able to take a look at his expertise behind the wheel.

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"I prefer F1," he laughed. "What I feel like [is that] I could not be that bad at racing. Well, we’ll see after my career if I have time to do something."

Medvedev's admission marked the second time in latest weeks that F1 and tennis have crossed paths, with long-time fan Roger Federer having just lately attended the Miami Grand Prix. The Swiss icon is understood to be a follower of F1, having beforehand been noticed on the Yas Marina Circuit to observe the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and revealed his love of the game to Sky Sports reporter Martin Brundle earlier than the beginning of the race in Miami.

"I’m cheering for Lewis and George [Russell]," stated Federer. "It’s nice to see them. We’ve come across each other several times. I last saw George at the Laver Cup when I retired, I was the host showing him around.

"It’s good to be again right here on the Hard Rock Stadium [where] I gained again in 2019, unimaginable to be again right here and to suppose there’s a Formula One monitor all the way in which across the stadium now. It’s wild."

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