John Mcenroe calls Daniil Medvedev a CHOKER “He was frustrated with the crowd and that made it worse for him”
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Daniil Medvedev and John McEnroe
Daniil Medvedev won the first two sets of the Australian Open final and was looking in a comfortable position. However, Rafael Nadal made an unbelievable comeback and turned the match around. Nadal won the next three sets and the match and lifted his 21st grand slam title.
Medvedev’s downfall after the third set was unbelievable. According to tennis legend John Mcenroe, Medvedev CHOKED in the third set and lost the momentum that he had gained in the first two sets, he said, “He was frustrated with the crowd and that made it worse for him,”
Medvedev himself admitted that the crowd got on his nerve and he wasn’t able to pay attention to the game. He lost momentum and Nadal played a brilliant game which led to his defeat.
John Mcenroe says, “Daniil Medvedev choked in the third set”
Daniil Medvedev got booed and heckled by the crowd throughout the tournament, but he came back and played some of his best tennis to reach the finals of the Australian Open. However, in the final, the crowd got into Medvedev’s head and that affected his game.
Tennis legend John Mcenroe in an interview said that Medvedev Choked in the third set and showed his frustration towards this crowd, which led to his defeat. Mcenroe said, “The turning point of the match was 2-3, it was two sets to love,” said the former World No. 1. “It felt like Rafa felt deflated. I don’t want to say he was resigned because obviously he’s never resigned, he proved that, but it looked like he sort of expected that this was about to happen and losing in straight sets.”
“I think Medvedev played a couple, I don’t want to say careless, but maybe lose points. He got a little tentative because he could taste the finish line. And then all of a sudden it allowed the crowd back into the match because obviously, the crowd was a big factor, I think.” Mcenroe added.
In the end, Mcenroe said, “Then he started to show his edginess and started showing he was frustrated with the crowd and that made it worse for him. And that was the turning point right there. As soon as that slight momentum shift, then he started to get tight. And basically to me he choked in the third set at that point. To me, he should have been up 4-2 in the third set. But once he let Rafa back in that allowed the crowd to get back in, and that was one of the most amazing efforts I’ve ever seen.”
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