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Daniil Medvedev, who a week ago was crowned champion of the Los Canos Open, experienced a moment of tension after being eliminated from the Canadian Masters, Well, he faced and asked for explanations from a fan who called him a loser when he left the field.
The Australian Nick Kyrgios struck down the Russian on Wednesday by winning 6-7 (2), 6-4 and 6-2 in his debut at the Masters 1000 which is played in Montreal. The European withdrew clearly disappointed among several fans of the white sport, but one of them decided to ‘challenge’ the tennis player’s patience.
When the number 1 in the world was retiring, a fan yelled “loser” at him.) and immediately the athlete turned to approach him and face him, because even his countenance changed to a clear annoyance. Realizing the Russian’s action, the security elements approached to prevent something of greater consequence from happening.
After a little less than a minute, in which Medvedev seemed to ask for explanations as to why, they called him that, he withdrew and left the corridor among some ova ions, because despite what is seen, he was not perceived to react aggressively either. . In the end, Daniil only made a gesture with an indication that he “think” the viewer.
When you yell ‘Loser’ at Medvedev after he loses a match but, when he confronts you, you don’t know what to say.
Very great Daniil, handling the situation like the #1 he is.pic.twitter.com/qWXx0uQHyo
— Set Tennis (@settenisok) August 14, 2022
Although this moment was experienced in the middle of the week, when the match was played against the champion of the Washington Tournament in both singles and doubles, The video went viral in the last few hours.
Medvedev, who now has a record of 20-6 on fast surfaces, was dismissed in the first round, but is sure to maintain the first position in the world ranking for at least another week. The next appointment for the Russian at the Cincinnati Masters, where so far awaits rival and will be presented next Tuesday.
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