WATCH: Daniil Medvedev BREAKS part of the net during Monte-Carlo clash before shushing the booing crowd
Daniil Medvdev breaks part of the net minutes before a booing shushing incident with the audience
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Daniil Medvedev once again, as is his nature did something very wacky on the court in the Monte-Carlo clash with Alexander Zverev. After losing a very crucial 5th service game in the second set, the world no. 5 removed the Net Post that keeps the net stable on the clay courts. He did this in a reaction to two back-to-back double faults he made to lose the game. The second double fault that cost him the game, he hit the ball on the net in the second service. Daniil Medvedev, in his ever so gentle comic style just simply removed the pole and left it on the court.
This drew some funny reactions from both the chair umpire, Carlos Bernardes, the commentators, and the opponent Alexander Zverev. Carlos swiftly came out of his chair and kept the pole back in position while saying “Its okay, it didnt break“.
The commentators found this quite funny, as they thought the action definitely warranted a warning. But they did seem to appreciate the players’ humor and the chair umpire’s easy-going attitude. The funniest reaction came from Alexander Zverev, who paused briefly to see what his good friend was upto. He then exchanged looks with his coach and just smiled, nodding his head. His reaction was almost as if he expects something hilarious to come from Daniil while on court. Watch what happened in the post below.
There was more drama to come in the match because Daniil broke Zverev back in the second set and the score went to 5-5 in the second set. Medvedev won the match with a score of 3-6, 7-5, 7-6. This was the 30th win for Medvedev in 2023, with only 3 losses.
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Yet another booing incident for Daniil Medvedev
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Daniil Medvedev might be the most booed tennis player of all time. He has been booed for being volatile on the court, for not being the favorite player, for arguments with chair umpires, and the list goes on. At the Monte-Carlo round of 16 match, he was booed by some Zverev fans for arguing with the chair umpire. On his service game at 5-5 second set, Daniil was debating an OUT call made by umpire Carlos Bernardes.
When the argument became a tad long, the audience started booing him. But Daniil, being the comedy king, started shushing the crowd. Though he didn’t lose his calm, he refused to start playing till the booing stopped.
After winning the service game, Daniil again called out and pointed at the crowd who were booing him, and asked them to shush yet again. Here is how the event transpired.
Daniil Medvedev has reached the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Open, where he will face Holger Rune today. Odds are stacked against Daniil Medvedev as the tough clash with Zverev went on till late at night, whereas Holger Rune had a rest day. Matteo Berrettini and Holger Rune’s round of 16 match was canceled when Berrettini withdrew from the tournament due to injury.
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