Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his monthly radio program 'Mann Ki Baat', on Sunday, shared his thoughts about the Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev's sportsman spirit after facing defeat in the hands of Rafael Nadal in the US Open. Talking about Medvedev's heart-winning post-match speech, PM Modi said, "I hope you are aware that I am just as common a person like everyone else. Hence I too heard the speech and watched the tennis match between Nadal and Medvedev. He won hearts with humility and simplicity; an epitome of the spirit of sportsmanship in the truest sense that he is, in letter and spirit," PM Modi said while speaking of Medvedev. As a matter of fact, this young player has won the hearts of people across the globe," PM Modi said.

Source: dna September 29, 2019 08:37 UTC