Australian Open: ‘The kid stopped dreaming,’ Medvedev’s emotional press conference after loss to Nadal [Watch]

Medvedev suffered a heartbreaking loss in the five-setter Australian Open final to Rafael Nadal on Sunday (Jan. 30).

The former World No. 1 went two sets down in Melbourne before making an incredible comeback to claim his 21st Grand Slam title.

"It's going to be a little bit of a new press conference," Medvedev told the media after the match. The second seed started off by telling a story about his tennis dreams as a kid.

The Russian national opened up on his childhood and dreams while growing up. Medvedev spoke about the times when he doubted himself whether he should continue going after his dreams of succeeding as a tennis player.

"I'm just talking about a few moments where the kid stopped dreaming, and today was one of them. I'm not going to really tell why. I'm going to say it like this. If there is a tournament on hard courts in Moscow, before Roland Garros or Wimbledon, I'm going to go there even if I miss the Wimbledon or Roland Garros or whatever. The kid stopped dreaming. The kid is going to play for himself. That's it. That's my story," added Medvedev.

Medvedev, who has now played in three Grand Slam finals, played his second consecutive final at the Australian Open. Last year, he lost to Novak Djokovic before beating the World No. 1 in the US Open final.