“I don’t see any logic hence I call it stupid” Daniil Medvedev questions the new toilet-break rules
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World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev qualifies for the quarter-finals of the 2022 Australian Open as he defeats Maxime Cressy 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 7-5 in 3.5 hours on the Margaret Court Arena in what was a long and thrilling battle between the two players who left everything on the court.
Given the Australian summer, it is quite hot in the country during the Australian Open and players having their matches in the morning session are often seen getting exhausted quite early and require a change in clothing because of the heat and the sun shining brightly. Medvedev faced similar issues and was not happy about the new rules that don’t allow frequent changes even with hot and humid conditions.
“And then what happened after the first set is the new rules — which I really like about the toilet break, if you go just to the toilet three minutes if you change five minutes. I really like it, at least it’s some timing where you know how much is it. The thing is that I know that in the 35-degree heat when you’re playing in the sun, I’m gonna want to change after two sets.
“Because you’re gonna get wet, I’m gonna want to change my shorts, underneath my shorts, my socks, my shoes. You need like good four minutes to do it, and my body wanted to pee after the first set. I don’t see any logic in these rules, hence I can call this stupid. That’s nonsense as you can see I’m pretty mad about it and what happened afterwards was a consequence of that and I am really sorry to Maxime about that,” added Medvedev during the press conference getting angrier while speaking as well.
Daniil Medvedev speaks about controlling his temper on court
In a rare instance, Medvedev was seen doing ‘trash-talking‘ with Cressy and was visibly irritated during the whole match, making gestures and being verbal about everything that was happening. The Russian however apologised to him after the match but did not reveal the conversation the players had but instead revealed how he kept his composure during the match.
“I think about tennis, the most important thing. I think about how to win the match. I’m not happy with my mentality today because I was a little bit harsh today with Maxime who played a really good match. Not the only player to try to get into the opponent’s head.
“This can put me off of my game which straight away when I was screaming something or talking about something or not happy with anything. I was trying to completely refocus straight away and try to not think about this when I’m playing and I managed to do it pretty well because before every point I was finally ready to fight and to think what do I do to win the next point and that was the most important,” added Medvedev about his efforts to maintain composure.
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