Crowd banter remains unmatched': Medvedev takes page out of Djokovic playbook, berates crowd after US Open win
ATPFriday, 01 September 2023 at 22:30
Daniil
Medvedev sparked controversy with a verbal outburst against the crowd at the US
Open during his victory over Christopher O'Connell.
The former
US Open champion dominated the first two sets of the match against the
Australian, taking a 6-2, 6-2 lead. Some errors from the Russian gave O'Connell
the opportunity to win the tie-break, but in the fourth set, Medvedev regained
his rhythm and won 6-2, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-2.
The Tennis
Letter shared a clip showing Medvedev's displeasure during the match in which
the crowd was hostile:
"Daniil
Medvedev was not happy with someone in the crowd after he won his match against
O’Connell at the US Open. He wins his match & his energy goes straight to
the bickering. Daniil’s crowd banter remains unmatched," they wrote in the
caption.
"Medvedev
was upset with 2 fans who were walking while he was trying to serve. “Are you
stupid or what?” One of the fans blew a kiss to him. Daniil vs US Open crowd
saga is back," The Tennis Letter posted.
After the
match, Medvedev acknowledged the frustration he felt after losing the third set
and how he managed to regain his concentration to advance to the third round:
"When
you get frustrated, you never know. You could lose your concentration and the
match could become much tougher, or like today, I felt like maybe it helped me
a little bit," Medvedev said. "In general, I felt like it was a great
match to play, honestly.”
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The Russian
will play again on Saturday against the Argentine Sebastián Baez, who surprised
in the first round by defeating the 27th seed Borna Coric and then the
Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves.
Baez and
Medvedev have no previous encounters, and the 22-year-old Argentine is in the
third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, after four main draws without
advancing beyond the first round.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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