Despite his victory in the second round of the United States Open on Thursday in New York, Daniil Medvedev has experienced some problems, and not just because of the opposition from his opponent, Australia’s Christopher O’Connell.
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The third player in the world won 6:2, 6:2, 6:7 (8) and 6:2, only this game is certainly something he prefers to forget in his memory. In fact, his interactions with the crowd and those in attendance at Louis Armstrong Stadium were quite stormy. So the Russian wasn’t laughing at the end of the third round. When the cameraman wanted to take a close-up of the player frustrated by the loss of the set, he pressed the camera angrily.
Then, in the next round, Medvedev had problems with the crowd, which was too loud for his liking. The 2021 tournament winner was serving when he directly addressed part of the crowd.
“Is it possible to keep your mouth shut? “Are you stupid or what?” he shouted, directing his gaze at a woman.
Nevertheless, the winner regained his composure after his meeting and was in a more composed state as he gave a short interview on the pitch. Can the public help him during the games? According to him, “sometimes yes, sometimes no.”
“You often can’t know how things will turn out. “It’s a kind of lottery,” he replied.
Medvedev will face Argentina’s Sebastian Baez in the third round.