"For that amount, I would probably think about it": Daniil Medvedev puts a price on retirement

Daniil Medvedev on the amount of money it would take for him to consider retiring. The 28-year-old has been one of the most consistent players on the Tour since 2019, finishing in the top-7 for the past six consecutive years.

He is also one of the few to have won a Grand Slam title while the Big 3 were still active, back in the 2021 US Open, and reached his career-high ranking in 2022 as world No. 1.

The Russian recently responded with the amount of money that would make him consider retiring at this stage of his career, considering that he finished the year as world No. 4 and still seems like a strong contender for major titles next season.

The world No. 5 Russian earned $5.5 million this season and a total of $44 million throughout his career, being one of the highest earners of his generation. Medvedev recently commented that for him to think about retirement, the sum would have to be enormous. "I think this sum doesn’t exist or it’s very big. I'd say a billion," he said.

"For that amount, I would probably think about it. Let’s just say that I love money. Tennis sometimes gets on my nerves, but that's also why I love it. It’s hard to live without competition, so I try, I play, I win," Medvedev said in an interview with BetBoom's YouTube channel.

Medvedev comes from a 'irregular' season, at least by his own standards, as for the first time since 2017 he did not win any title. His best results include reaching the finals of the Australian Open and Indian Wells, or semifinals at Wimbledon and the Miami Open.