Daniil Medvedev did not have his best day in Melbourne. The Russian qualified this Monday for the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, but suffered more than necessary to overcome the American Maxime Cressy 2-6 7-6 (7) 6-2 7-6 (4) in a duel in which He showed his most hesitant and provocative version again.
The discomfort that his rival’s game caused him, with cannon shots at the service and constant climbs to the net, made the cup of patience of the current finalist of the tournament fill the glass, who He ended up showing his frustration with an off-key comment in the third game of the fourth set.
“This is so boring…” he released with 1-1 on the scoreboard and after receiving the umpteenth point at the service of his rival, and later yelled “this is my unluckiest day” when a shot hit the net rope and fell on his side.
After the game, the Russian acknowledged that he was not proud of what he had said. “It has been a crazy game. especially for me. I made a comment on the air, but I was also trying to get into his head, so maybe he changed his tactics… I’m not proud of what I did” he told Barbara Schett at the Eurosport microphones.
But it did not stop there. After losing the third set, he asked permission to go to the locker room to freshen up, and The chair umpire’s refusal made the number 2 in the world confront him, reproaching him for Cressy spending too much time between serves.
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