Danił Medvedev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday and will play in the 2022 final. Although the Russian won 7: 6, 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1, to some extent the match was not entirely going his way, and the game itself aroused him a lot of extreme emotions.
“Medvedev should be kicked out of the tournament”
There was a huge fight during one of the breaks at the end of the second set with the score 5: 4 for. Excited Medvedev in quite strong words drew the attention of the referee to the behavior of the Greek tennis player’s father, who was to provoke him and interfere with the course of the game.
– You’re stupid!? His father can chat in any game !? Maybe!? Answer my question, can his father do this !? the Russian shouted. Initially, the referee did not react to Medvedev’s words, which upset one of the best tennis players in the world more. – Oh my God, you’re hopeless. How can such a weak referee be in the semi-finals? Look at me when I’m talking to you! he continued. Finally, Medvedev described the judge as “small cat”, which translates as “mollusk”.
The Russian’s sharp discussion with the judge caused a lot of controversy and is widely commented on on the Internet. “He should have been thrown out of the tournament for that,” said Martyn Ziegler, a journalist for the sports editorial office “The Times”.
Such behavior in tennis is indeed a rarity. This sport is considered a competition for gentlemen. He was bitterly aware of this almost two years ago.
Serb during 2020 in the fourth round match with the Spaniard Pablo Carreno-Busta broke one of the points of the regulations. Leaving the court after a failed rally, he hit the ball behind him without looking back. He hit the judge in the head. As a result, Djoković was disqualified after the referees’ meeting and missed the quarter-finals. And all this despite the explanation that the play was not on purpose.
However, he has not been disqualified and will face Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final on Sunday 30 January. For the Russian it will be a unique match, because he is playing for the second victory in a row in the Grand Slam tournament. Last September, he defeated Novak Djokovic in the US Open final.
Source: Sport
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