Tennis Imagines

Daniil Medvedev

It was time, and you were excited but nervous as well. You hadn't talked to him in weeks, months, maybe even in a year. But today you had to act professional, and you had to face him even though you didn't really want to. When your boss asked you to interview him you wanted to decline, but he told you if you were going to decline you could most definitely put that position as head editor out of your head.

So that specific statement brought you to this place at this very moment, waiting for your ex to arrive on the court. You were wondering if he had any idea that it was you who was going to interview him. You had asked one of your friends if she could swap this one for you, but of course, she already planned something. ''Okay y/n, there he is. Let's get ready and rock this'' your cameraman said. You nodded, trying to control your breathing. When he walked towards you and connected his eyes with you, you saw his face going from smiley to stone. ''I'm not having this crap,'' he said once he saw you and while he wanted to turn around his manager kept him from leaving.

Why did he act like such a brat? ''Don't be a dick and let's keep this professional. This is us both doing our job,'' you claimed watching your ex-boyfriend getting closer to you. Daniil, your ex-boyfriend came closer to you and let out a deep sigh. ''I wonder how you got this job though, did you had to mention my name?'' he asked, looking at you. You felt deep inside that you were boiling and that you wanted to punch him, but you knew you couldn't. ''Just between you and me, I hope you and your double partner lose tonight. Or should I say, I hope that you lose'' you smirked, and you grabbed your microphone, looking at your cameraman to check if he was ready to roll it. ''And I hope you lose your job'' Daniil claimed.

''Fine, I am sorry. I don't hope you'll lose your job, but I do hope this interview is over within one sec,'' he said when you looked at him. Oh boy, you and me both you thought. ''So Daniil, what are your visions on the game against the number one placed double duo? Do you think you and Karen who are new playing together in the double games have any chance of winning at all?" you asked holding the microphone close to him. ''Well, I definitely think we have a shot. Beating Pierre and Nicolas was already such a stunt, we never thought we'd come this far. So yes, I definitely think that if we play well as we did in Suzanne-Lenglen last week, we'll have a pretty good shot in winning the tournament this year,'' he answered denying to look at you. He looked straight past you. ''Daniil, I'd like you to look me in the eye when you answer a question,'' you said.

''You like that huh when I look into your eyes?'' he said annoyed. ''Oh my god, Daniil this is for work. Every interviewer asks their person in front of the camera to look at them while answering questions. Work along and this interview will be done before you even know it'' you sighed. When you were in a relationship with Daniil, you loved every part of him. Even this one, the cheeky-hard to get personality he put up. But now that you two separated and he had a new girlfriend, you hated it and you wanted to choke him. ''You're a brilliant player. Playing against Pierre and Nicolas you'll most likely will be covering and playing alongside Nicolas, since he's always in front. How do you plan on taking him down? What is your strategy?'' you asked. You saw that Daniil had to think about his answer.

''Nicolas is a good friend of mine, so I won't be taking him down. I'll try my best to keep a good pace at him and to win our one-on-ones at the net. Better than my best I can't do,'' he answered. ''But that isn't what I asked though, I know you and Nicolas are good friends. I asked on how you're planning to do that. Are you going to sprint harder, are you training on running harder since he's known for out running everyone and hitting every ball back, or are you taking it day by day is what I mean,'' you said. ''Of course, you'd be the one to know,'' Daniil murmured. ''Excuse me?'' you said, looking at him. ''I said, of course, you're the one to know that we're good friends'' Daniil answered now directly looking at you.