President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev appreciated the victory of Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the Australian Open. He is quoted by Match TV.
“The judge is to blame for the moment with an emotional outburst, tips from outside are prohibited,” Tarpishchev commented on the athlete’s cries to the referee. He stressed that, if not for the psychological drop at the beginning of the second set, the Russian would have won in three sets. The head of the tennis federation noted that Medvedev played perfectly for himself in the first set and showed a strong performance.
Earlier, on January 28, Medvedev defeated the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and reached the final of the Australian Open. The meeting ended with the score 7:6, 4:6, 6:4, 6:1 in favor of the Russian. In the final, Medvedev will meet Spaniard Rafael Nadal.
During the semi-finals, Medvedev got into a skirmish with the referee. The incident occurred in the second set with the score 4:5 in favor of Tsitsipas. Medvedev was outraged that the Greek’s father was telling him from the stands. “His dad can talk at every prank? Are you dumb? Can his father talk all the time? Will you answer my question? Look at me! I’m telling you!” Medvedev turned to the judge.
Serb Novak Djokovic is the current winner of the tournament. He is not taking part in the current draw due to deportation from Australia.
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