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Tennis player Daniil Medvedev could not contain his emotions and fell on the referee of the semifinal match of the Australian Open, who judged the match with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Russian athlete was outraged that the father and coach of the Greek constantly told him what was prohibited by the rules, and the judge did not react.
The reason was a warning from the referee and a visual insult.
“You are dumb. His father speaks at every draw,” Medvedev said, asking the judge several times to answer his question. Can his father talk after every prank? God, you are a terrible judge. Look at me – I’m talking to you!”
He demanded that the referee issue a warning to his opponent.
After a skirmish, the referee nevertheless gave the Greek a warning.
Medvedev later apologized to the referee and shook his hand after the match.
The athlete admitted that negative emotions do not help him during the game. “When such outbreaks arose, I lost concentration and often lost matches,” Soviet Sport quotes him as saying.
True, according to the tennis player, at the beginning of the third set, he managed to regain his composure.
According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Medvedev admitted that it was his worst match in the tournament.
Recall that after winning the first set with a score of 7:5 in the second, the Russian lost 4:6. In the last decisive set, he still defeated the Greek with a score of 6:1. In the final of the tournament, Daniil Medvedev will meet with Spaniard Rafael Nadal. The match will take place on January 30 at 11:30 Moscow time.
This meeting, according to Medvedev, will be special. He promised to do everything possible to win this match.
Source: Rosbalt
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