Daniil Medvedev once again had problems with spectators attending one of his matches on Wednesday, and this time the Russian player appeared to want to exact “revenge” by giving what looked like a subtle middle finger to tennis fans at the Paris Masters than he did leaves court.
The world’s second-ranked player had just lost a hard-fought match against 17th-ranked Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, in which he saved six match points before losing 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2). . .
Daniil Medvedev (left) and Grigor Dimitrov shake hands after the game. Photo AFP
And previously he refused to play after being booed by the crowd while serving. His attitude earned him a warning from the referee.
“Why should I do that?”
At a press conference, however, Medvedev “denied” giving the finger to the Paris spectators, but his statement seemed to contain a touch of irony.
“I just looked at my nails [en levant son majeur]he mimed, every day The team. Why would I have done this to that wonderful audience in Bercy?”
Daniil Medvedev at a press conference: “No, I just looked a little… I looked at my nails, nothing more than that! Why should I give the whole public my finger? No, I have no reason to.” !”
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“You don’t seem to like this tournament very much”
Because the short-tempered Russian, who also had problems with the New York crowd during the United States Open in the past, claimed that he was not a fan of these Paris-Bercy fans.
“I have a lot of French friends,” he added. You don’t seem to like this tournament much, maybe there’s a reason for that. For my part, I play much better here without an audience. That’s all I can say. It’s up to the public in Bercy, everyone knows that.”
“I can tell you that not everyone enjoys playing here. Some people like it. The only time I won there was no crowd.”