“I actually didn’t care what was occurring on the courtroom, I simply tried to play, and it was an excellent feeling.
“The extra widespread you change into, the extra followers you get, the extra haters you get, the extra consideration you get. Typically even the nice noise could make you off steadiness.
“You win all the pieces and folks say you’re a god. You lose two matches and folks say ‘Your profession is completed.’ Typically it’s good to only block it.”
Australian De Minaur will likely be knocked out with a match to spare if the opposite tie within the Ilie Nastase Group between Italian high seed Jannik Sinner and Fritz goes to a few units in a while Tuesday (19:30 GMT).
Medvedev’s temperament was beneath scrutiny after his surly behaviour 48 hours earlier however he struck the ball fantastically and broke within the third recreation with a cross-court winner.
He gained a double break when De Minaur double-faulted, and went on to take the primary set in 40 minutes.
De Minaur, 25, battled in a pulsating second set however Medvedev’s gorgeous backhand put him 5-4 forward and he held serve to clinch victory.
In the meantime, Britain’s Henry Patten and accomplice Harri Helioevaara are on the point of the doubles semi-finals after a second straight triumph.
They beat Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 in a repeat consequence to their Wimbledon ultimate.
The British-Finnish duo are bidding to change into the primary group to seize the Wimbledon and ATP Finals trophy in the identical season since Mike Bryan and Jack Sock in 2018.
