Daniil Medvedev has put on the show once again. In the middle of the match against Gael Monfils, he exploded against the referee after two controversial balls that were difficult to explain. The Frenchman allegedly threw his forehand wide and the Russian returned the ball without energy. They called it bad, Mohamed Lahyani came down and indicated that, in fact, he had touched the line. The point was given to the Frenchman and the seeded man couldn’t believe it: “And what happens if I lose the game now?”Not even his rival understood very well what happened, and he laughed after the judge’s gift. A situation that did not exactly help Daniil calm down. Except when the hawk eye of television revealed that the ball had gone.
A couple of points later, a Monfils ball circled the baseline again. Medvedev, after what happened, prefers to let it pass and stop the point thinking that they will grant it to him. The judge had not called it bad, so he had to review it on the spot. That’s how it went. The ball had not touched the line and the point went up to the Russian’s score. What should have been a joy for him turned into even greater frustration, claiming that those responsible were not watching the game properly.
Two double faults from Medvedev end up tipping the balance in favor of Monfils, who takes a 3-1 lead and a break ahead in the second set.. The Frenchman confirms the break in the next game and makes it 4-1 at the break. That’s when the Russian finishes exploding, with anger welling up in his veins and without the passage of points leading him to lower himself in the slightest.
Thank goodness for their interests that the chair umpire was understanding. Medvedev sat down and even addressed Mohamed Lahyani as “imbecile” and “blind”. He took part of the blame for not having seen the ball well and having hindered the player’s performance, but he had already become enraged and there was no way to stop the beast.
“How can you apologize? I have missed the point. You are making a fool of yourself. With the live hawk’s eye you can’t see anything“, he tells him. Not content with that, Medvedev angrily hits the awning of his bench twice, in a clear sign of frustration. Before, he repeated: “It’s out, it’s out.” And he pronounced again in a high tone: ” It’s outside.”
He ended up paying for his fury with brilliant tennis. Medvedev turned 4-1 into 4-6, breaking his opponent’s serve twice and easily winning the games. More jokingly than anything else, the Russian signed the camera with an “in or out?”in reference to the most characteristic action of the match.
A new show from the world number 4 in every sense. Tennis, as always, undeniable. And with his attitude, which did not cost him any money, despite the fact that, for example, Rublev was severely punished for behavior of a lesser degree than that of his compatriot this Wednesday. After his victory against Monfils, the 4 seed will face Khachanov in the round of 16.
2024-04-10 16:38:06
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