According to the press service of the tournament, the athlete refused to participate due to the accumulated fatigue at the end of the season.

This season, the 25-year-old Medvedev has won the ATP tournaments in Marseille and Santa Ponsa, as well as won the Masters in Toronto and the US Open.

He also made it to the Aystralian Open finals.

VTB Kremlin Cup will be held from 16 to 24 October in Moscow.

Earlier, the FTR denied rumors about Medvedev's withdrawal from the Kremlin Cup.