Daniil Medvedev during his outburst at the chair-umpire (via X)
Former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev is no stranger to confrontations with chair umpires. The Russian has developed a reputation for fuming at tennis officials, especially when he is losing.
In a humorous turn of events, he recently wished chair umpire Jaume Campistol a “peaceful” retirement. What made this funny was that during the Australian Open 2022 semifinals, Medvedev had called Campistol a “small cat.”
Man, a lot of fun memories on the tennis court. Wishing you a peaceful retirement.
Daniil Medvedev wrote on X
Man a lot of fun memories on the tennis court ??? Wishing you a peaceful retirement pic.twitter.com/rwsYifHl2E
Medvedev won that semifinal match against Stefanos Tsitsipas. However, he lost the final toRafael Nadalin five sets after winning the first two.
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This year, Medvedev’s best moment came at the Australian Open, where he made the finals again but sensationally lost to Jannik Sinnerin the final after winning the first two sets again. Still, he has not won any ATP titles and has often found himself second-best to Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
On the Nothing Major Podcast, former tennis player John Isnershared his thoughts on Daniil Medvedev‘s tough 2024 season. Despite a year without titles, the big-serving American believes the Russian will bounce back in 2025. He even suggested Medvedev could win another Grand Slam next season.
Daniil Medvedev (via X)
I’d buy Medvedev stock. I think he has had an incredible year but he has been leaking a little oil lately, you could say he has lost his mind a little bit. But next year he can certainly win a Grand Slam, especially on a hard court. It seems like his window is closing – Sinner dominated him this year. Medvedev beat him at Wimbledon but Sinner beat him pretty easily at the US Open. I would say Medvedev, I think he will get some rest and get his head right.
Medvedev’s year started well, with finals appearances at the Australian Open and Indian Wells. However, he struggled on clay and found it hard to regain consistency. A semi-final finish at Wimbledon showed promise, but his results faltered on hard courts, his favorite surface.
In the latter part of the season, Medvedev lost early in Canada and Cincinnati. He reached the US Open quarter-finals but fell to Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner also cut short his runs in Beijing and Shanghai. His form dipped further in Paris and the ATP Finals in Turin.
The loss to Sinner in Turin marked the end of Medvedev’s season, where he failed to win a single title for the first time since 2017. Despite these setbacks, Isner remains confident in Medvedev’s ability to recover and succeed in 2025.
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Fahad Hamid is a Tennis writer at FirstSportz with more than four years of experience in the sports industry and the IT industry. He has primarily worked in cricket, football, and tennis within the sports sector. In addition to his writing career, Fahad is also a professional tennis player and a partial owner of a tennis academy in Faisalabad, Pakistan. A tennis enthusiast since 2001, he has been actively playing the sport since 2009 and proudly represented his university in the 2018 Intra Tennis Championships held in Lahore. When he's not immersed in the world of sports, Fahad enjoys watching movies.
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