“Lmao he wanted to beat Rafa at French!” – Alexander Zverev gets WHACKED on social media for losing to ‘mediocre’ Daniil Medvedev on clay

Daniil Medvedev came back from the brink of defeat to win a thrilling encounter against Alexander Zverev in the Round of 16 match at the Monte-Carlo Masters. This victory is special for the Russian as he had to battle against not just his opponent but also conditions and a hostile crowd.

This is the second victory Daniil Medvedev registered over the German in the course of couple of months this season. The two top seeds had played against each other in the Round of 16 match of the Indian Wells Open 2023. The current World No.5 had won that match 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5), 7-5.

This time however, Daniil Medvedev had to save two match points in the second and third sets to win the match. He won the match 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7).

Daniil Medvedev will play against Holger Rune in the next round of the tournament.

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Social media criticize Alexander Zverev for losing against Daniil Medvedev on clay

The Monte-Carlo Masters is the first competition on clay Alexander Zverev participated in after returning onto the tour. He played the semi-final match against Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros 2022. However, a nasty injury during this match led his ouster from the rest of the tour.

He many times has claimed in the past that if not for his injury, he would have won the French Open men’s singles title last year. However, his loss against Daniil Medvedev in Monte Carlo has raised doubts over his claims.

Many expected Alexander Zverev to sail past Daniil Medvedev, as the Russian himself many times has loathed the idea of playing on clay. But after his loss, the German has become the target of many social media critics. Here are few reactions that came in.

“Zverev had match points. Lots of chances. But Medvedev won and is in the quarterfinals,” the caption read in English. (Translated through Google Translate).

“CHMONYYYYYYY roland garros he could win against nadal,” the caption read in English. (Translated through Google Translate).

“How is this to meet the service, he finished the match in his head before using the meddy service, because I already lost, he can’t win a slam after being so fragile in terms of his mentality. Sascha had an opportunity, he gave it in the match score three years ago, it’s a seriously epic choker,” the caption read in English. (Translated through Google Translate).

Alexander Zverev will have his chances at the Barcelona Open, Madrid Open and the Italian Open before the start of the French Open. His fans would like to watch him making deep inroads in these competitions.

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