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The coronavirus pandemic has completely refrained tennis players from the professional courts, and they seem to enjoy their untimely off-season on the tour. Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev sit together every evening, by respecting the rules of social-distancing and spend time by playing FIFA.

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Daniil Medvedev joins Dominic Thiem and Dennis Novak’s FIFA Club

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Also, the Austrian tennis player Dennis Novak is part of their squad. Dennis mentioned that recently Medvedev joined their FIFA club. Apparently, Medvedev came across Dennis’ Instagram story (which was based on their team line-up) and later the Russian asked them whether he could join them or not.

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After getting addicted to the game and playing it multiple times, they have made it to league 7. Every day, the tennis trio starts playing FIFA in the evening and their fun continuous until midnight.

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World Number five Daniil Medvedev plays left wing, World Number three Dominic Thiem plays on the central midfield position and Dennis Novak plays defense. Also, Thiem and Alexander Zverev are in touch during their quarantine period all because of FIFA. Thiem invited Sascha to play in their Pro Clubs team.

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A few days ago the Russian machine Medvedev engaged himself by playing the soccer game.

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Also Read – WATCH: A Frustrated Daniil Medvedev Turns to FIFA 2020

Meanwhile, their other colleague Stefanos Tsitsipas is occupied with his YouTube channel during the self-quarantine period. On Thursday, the Greek gun posted a 31-minute stream of consciousness vlog on his channel.

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“This is what happens to you when you’re in quarantine for so long, you just lose your mind at some point. You just start talking to objects,” he said.

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Read More – Stefanos Tsitsipas Admits to “Losing His Mind” in Strange Isolation Vlog

The world is experiencing a weird time for the moment and everyone has abstained from their regular jobs. People are trying out something new to pass time and so are tennis professionals.

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Mahalakshmi Murali joined EssentiallySports in 2018 as a tennis author and has gone on to pen more than 1800 engaging articles, probing into various aspects of the sport and its illustrious players. With her expertise on the sport, Mahalakshmi has interviewed stalwarts from the sport such as Serena WIlliams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou and Kevin Anderson’s physio, Carlos Costa. Equipped with her vast experience and a keen understanding of the sport, Mahalakshmi now co-heads the tennis department. Unsurprisingly, she enjoys watching the ever elegant and graceful Roger Federer more than anybody.

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